It seems this expression upset people today when it was used as a term of contempt by George Galloway in a Twitter post. If it does refer to a disabled person (why?), it just confirms what some of us have known for a while: Galloway is an embarrassment and the use of the word 'gorgeous' at the front of his name is a long way in the past. He now puts me in mind of the old Glasgow saying: He's lovely till he opens his mooth.
I'm really pleased that I don't know the expression 'window licker'. It amazes me that words referring to people's physical and learning disabilities could be considered an insult. I know some Americans think it's ok to term people 'retard' and that is truly revolting, but 'mong' and 'spaz' are no better. There are surely enough problems in life without people like George Galloway, Ricky Gervais and Frankie Boyle deciding disabled people are a suitable target for insult.
Is this a guy thing? Or pure ignorance in the Glasgow sense (where being rude can lead to you being told you ur pure ignorant so ye ur) or is it - as I suspect - picking victims for your comments who are the least likely to be able to answer back. So, a cowardly thing then. And finally, old-fashioned: the world has moved on - time George Galloway did too.
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