NJ Self-Advocates speak out about the R-word

New Jersey self-advocates talk about respect and about eliminating language that is offensive to people with disabilities

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• intellectual
• disabilities;
• r-word;
• respect;
• end
• the
• word;
• advocacy;
• self-advocacy

[curtiswhitekevin]

I'm in this video, and I thought we did a great job on it.....

[shatteredpelvis]

I feel like an asshole for using "retard" as an insult now. I didn't know it made people with intellectual disabilities feel like they weren't people, or like they weren't wanted. Sorry, dudes and dudettes. :(

[chewjacka206]

I laughed a lot.

[psudeoaccount]

If 'retard' becomes a terrible word to say, than whatever the next word for labelling mentally retarted people is will end up being offensive.

[kdjfnrjfjvfjfk]

@curtiswhitekevin Fantastic work. You can be proud.

[esidarapmot]

this is a great video... but the title made it very hard for me to find it... maybe you could make it something different... well done though

[TheArcofSomerset]

This PSA shows just how important this issue is.. "NO MORE R-WORD!"