It is simply NOT acceptable to use the word retarded. It is hurtful, mean, and derogatory towards anyone who has an intellectual disability.
I think this is the most powerful video out there regarding the use of the word retarded. Please spread the word and tell those around you who DO use it that it's NOT ok. Please....
Did you hear this story on the radio today, featuring a young man with Down Syndrome who wrote a letter to Ann Coulter in response to her despicable use of the R word? He reads an excerpt of his letter on the air. Really powerful: http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/oct/26/man-down-syndrome-responds-ann-coulters-use-r-word/
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Thanks for posting this video! I don't remember seeing it before.
Did you hear this story on the radio today, featuring a young man with Down Syndrome who wrote a letter to Ann Coulter in response to her despicable use of the R word? He reads an excerpt of his letter on the air. Really powerful: http://www.thetakeaway.org/2012/oct/26/man-down-syndrome-responds-ann-coulters-use-r-word/
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