Spread the Word to End the Word
April 12, 2018
In the
last little while, I have heard people use the "R" word to describe
something that they think is dumb. Every time I hear it, I cringe. I cringe to
think that I too was once a repeat offender.
When I was growing up, I had a friend who had a brother who had down syndrome. I called him the R word once, and my friend got upset. I didn't understand it, and quite frankly I thought "What's the big deal?"
When I was growing up, I had a friend who had a brother who had down syndrome. I called him the R word once, and my friend got upset. I didn't understand it, and quite frankly I thought "What's the big deal?"
Now that
I am older, I understand what the big deal is. My child has a disability and
whether or not a person specifically has down syndrome, sometimes that word is
still thrown around. YUCK! I feel yucky just thinking about it.
A couple
of months ago, there was a comedian on Netflix who had a stand up special in
which he used that word. There was a petition campaign for Netflix to remove
that comedy special because it was offensive. I am not sure what the outcome of
that was but at my last check, there were 94 000 supporters!
People are starting to get the message that that the R word is offensive and unnecessary!
People are starting to get the message that that the R word is offensive and unnecessary!
Let's keep spreading the word to end the word!
#Spreadthewordtoendtheword
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