Going 'mental' in Stoke-on-Trent

Is the use of the word 'mental ' derogatory to people with mental health problems?
Here in Stoke-on-Trent at one of our fine education establishments, Staffordshire University, the frisbee team are in deep trouble with the students' union.
For the last six years those wacky frisbee players have been called the Mental Discs. But now the right on union have called time on the team and banned them using the name.
Union president Fiona Wood says the use of the word could be "misconstrued and it felt uncomfortable."
But it seems that the union may have taken things a little far. Even a mental health group in Stoke-on-Trent says that changing the name of the team will have little effect on reducing the stigma.
And are we also going to condemn all those children across Stoke-on-Trent and Britain today who will use the word mental in the playground?
Over the last few years the way people have used the word 'mental' has changed. Rather than referring to people with health problems it is more associated with people being off-the-wall, creative, fun and with character.
It is another example of how the English language has evolved. In reality, when people use it, it is not as a derogatory term and in no way refers to people with mental health problems.
I'm afraid the PC crowd have just got it wrong. We are all becoming too sensitive and precious. Are we going to ban the use of the word sex because it will offend people who aren't having any sex? Are we going to ban the use of the word football because some people can't play? What about banning the use of the word mortgage because it's insensitive as some people can't get one? Let's ban the word recession because it upsets people. Why not just come clean and ban all forms of communication? Then no-one will get upset. Should you wish to read more go to The Sentinel...
PS: Should we ban mental arithmetic...discuss...