It is suggested several times that she is mildly mentally retarded. He regarded Leatherface as being mentally retarded and having never learned to speak properly. On this basis they proposed that he was "mildly mentally retarded". Rosalie was later described as "backward" and she may have been mentally retarded. Because Rosemary had been diagnosed as "mentally retarded", only her father's consent was necessary. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. In 1986, Georgia was the first state to outlaw the execution of the mentally retarded. In June 2001, he vetoed a ban on the execution of mentally retarded inmates. She was recorded as having a borderline retarded IQ of 78. He even comments that Leatherface is retarded. He noted their growth was retarded and that fat was better tolerated than carbohydrate. He awkwardly reveals he is "not retarded", and an embarrassed Holly apologizes and walks away. He dismissed fans demanding to hear it as "anally retarded". The students are all disabled, retarded and of different ages. He said that Loveless had been "profoundly retarded" by childhood abuse.