The "R" Word

I heard of this great campaign through a twitter buddy's buddy's blog or something like that. Sign up to ban the "r" word from our daily use. Not only is it offensive to those it's referring to, it's hurtful. My sister works with people with mental and physical disabilities. They are passionate about being treated equally because they work just as hard as everyone else in society. When the move Tropic Thunder came out, one lady was so upset about how the film used the "r-word" she wrote a letter and my sister typed it up and submitted it to the local paper--- and it was published.

http://r-word.org/

Please consider learning more and signing up. I remember I was in college the first time I really realized that saying "retarded" in the context I meant it was mean and hurtful. It was tough to learn not to say it, as most bad habits tend to linger, but I am proud to say I don't use the word anymore. When others say it I cringe.

For all the things we fight for in this word; for all the things that are wrong and disgraceful; we can do one little thing and abolish one nasty little word (used in a specific context) from our daily vocabulary.

Thanks for reading this...

Love,
Meghan