Ok so I am just super pumped right now. As a future special educator and having grown up in a home where my parents were both special educators, this article really hit home. I have been telling people for a long time, DON'T SAY RETARD! Each of these perfect human beings don't deserve to be degraded by others throwing around this word. I love these beautiful people so much and I wish that more people could see their beauty, because it is amazing. If people would just take more time to get to know these incredible individuals, they would lose the desire to use this word.
This article is amazing. It is written by a 26-year-old man with down syndrome. It will help you to gain a perception of why this word is so socially incorrect to be used as a degrading slang word. I am passionate about this! I hope that as you read this article you will choose to refrain from using this word to put down friends as by saying it, puts down those who really do have special needs. As President Uchtorf says: STOP IT!
Here is the Link:
http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_10351963
