"NOT Acceptable" - "R-Word" PSA , starring Glee's Jane Lynch & Lauren Potter (UltimateGleeks)

"Not Acceptable" is a powerful and compelling 30 second television PSA which gives voice to a variety of diverse communities each of whom expresses that it is not acceptable to call them by what were once common words, but are now recognized as offensive slurs. It culminates in actress and self-advocate Lauren Potter from "Glee" stating that it is not acceptable to use the word 'retard' and she and "Glee" co-star Jane Lynch make a call to action to stop using the word and to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to make their pledge online at http://r-word.org.

The PSA was launched by the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign, an on-going initiative from Special Olympics and Best Buddies to eradicate the derogatory use of the word "retard(ed)" from everyday use and promote the inclusion and acceptance of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

"Not Acceptable" was executive produced by Jim Serpico and Tom Sellitti of New York based Apostle, and shot, produced and edited by Spot On Productions from City Island, NY.

The PSA is supported by several national advocacy organization including the Anti-Defamation League, Special Olympics, Best Buddies, GLAAD, The Hispanic Federation, National Puerto Rican Coalition, The Asian-American Foundation, AbilityPath.org and the NAACP.

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Tags:

• Glee
• Gleeks
• UltimateGleeks
• Official Glee
• Jane Lynch
• Becky Johnson
• NOT Acceptable
• PSA
• Controversial
• Lauren Potter
• N-Word

[nicholaswright2006]

>every minority slur

how about every slur?

[KingArthurFan]

Wow. That is powerful. I hate all those words used in that PSA. They should be banned from every human mouth.

[rumbleroarsniece]

I'm so glad that they're doing this. My mom works at a place where retarded people live, and I've grown to love them all. My best friend, in fact, is in a wheelchair and is retarded. I love her so much, and she is very smart. So that's why it hurts me to hear my friends say "you retard" or use "retarded" in the wrong manner. As the video said, it is unacceptable. Thanks glee!

[MNico1992]

i guess white people dont matter...

call me a cracker or honkey or white-boy all you want, i dont mind!

no really, i dont. people should stop being so sensitive. if someone is insulting you based on your race, sexual preference, or disability, their the one with the character flaw.

[xllSupermanllx]

...LOL

[b1dmm]

glad that people with influence are taking a stand. 

[littleliondog]

I don't think I've ever actually used any of those words mentioned in the video and I haven't actually heard of most of them. Like, what's a chink?

[zusjeszondernaam]

really good commercial!!

[iLuv2sing365]

oh my god

[TheHomeschoolWitch]

Thank you for this video - I will reshare - blessed be!