Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Many of you know that I have tried to educate others about the use of the word " retarded " or the " r " word. I have written an editorial to the news and observer concerning a local radio station that uses it on air in a derogatory manner. With the media picking up on the new movie Tropic Thunder and its use of derogatory language towards people with mental disabilities the ARC of the USA has launched a pledge to have people stop using the " r " word. Take a look maybe pass along to your children and explain to them. It seems to be a word very common among teenagers and is used frequently as slang. http://www.r-word.org/ Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 ~ Thanks! I am forwarding this on too! Great resource. Becky Subject: Web site To: " TDSN " <TDSN >, " FSNWake " <FSNWake >, " mariposa " <mariposafamilies >, " ann Leuth " , " Amy Berry " , " ston " , " Anne Sutton " , " virginia anthony " , " " , " Tammy Barry " , " Bennie " , " Bern Bullard " , " BonnieValentine@... " , " Brad King " , " byrd " , " Goetz " , " cathy rosemond " , " l chapman " , " peggy cheek " , " christy cleveland " , " Colby Benevides " , " Colleen Ueland " , " sally cortina " , " caleb dansky " , " kendra daw " , " Deanna King " , " Freeman " , " down syndrome " < >, " eddie goldberg " , " beth Burns " , " Ellen Dalbo " , " Capone " , " debbie glabicki " , " doug harrison " , " teresa heath " , " Jeff and Browning " , " Jenipher & Jim Free " , " jenna thomas " , " McClees " , " on " , " Harwell " , " JoAnn Atwell " , " kathleen.cardoso@... " , " Kellie " , " Garnett " , " Norris " , " donna kemp " , " wendy kennedy " , " Kerie Lord " , " Keslie Crichton " , " steve knier " , " Cherry " , " randi leonard " , " beth little " , " Lynn " , " Mandy Becker " , " Marti Bowker " , " Kay McClees " , " laura mcclees " , " kit mcconnell " , " Melonie Ladd " , " mike mitchell " , " msutton@... " , " Neil Barry " , " Pamela King " , " natalie pope " , " meredith sabye " , " andrea sasser " , " michelle schwab " , " sheila@... " , " joanie shepard " , " kathy sherman school " , " elaine smith " , " Kelley " , " Spencer Kalk " , " Frost " , " STH1224@... " , " Taki Donovan " , " The Grove Family " , " carol tinsley " , " larua usher " , " idana weiss " , " melanie wilkins " , " jill wolford " , " grant yarber " , " suzanne yarber " , " Terese Flaherty " Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:22 AM Many of you know that I have tried to educate others about the use of the word " retarded " or the " r " word. I have written an editorial to the news and observer concerning a local radio station that uses it on air in a derogatory manner. With the media picking up on the new movie Tropic Thunder and its use of derogatory language towards people with mental disabilities the ARC of the USA has launched a pledge to have people stop using the " r " word. Take a look maybe pass along to your children and explain to them. It seems to be a word very common among teenagers and is used frequently as slang. http://www.r- word.org/ Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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