http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdtEOrrkPs&feature=player_embedded
**This is a really awesome video about the "R-word". We talked about mental retardation today in class and it reminded me of this film clip. I hope you all can appreciate this video as much as I do!!
I signed a petition the other day sponsored by a group on campus to stop the R word.
ReplyDeleteWords really can be hurtful. Such cute kids in this video! Thanks for raising awareness by posting this video.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this video. People use the term so loosely and don't realize how hurtful it can be! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteGrowing up with two brothers with special needs. I hate this word with a passion. And will not tolerate people using it around me. It is so degrading at times and like megan said in the above comment they dont realize it. Thanks for showing this video.
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DeleteGreat video, I hate the word and it needs to be removed from people's vocabulary. So many people use the word in a careless manor these days and they do not know how hurtful the word is toward people
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this! As instructors we need to be aware of the interactions happening in our classroom so that we can eliminate discrimination and express the importance of having differences.
ReplyDeleteThe word does need to be removed. I agree that this word is misused all of the time.
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