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My kids, from High School to College come home telling me how their teachers use the R-word in class when referring to students doing something dumb or foolish.
There are those on FB who have emailed me referring to me as the PC Police and citing their rights to freedom of speech.
I’m not impressed with someone who chooses to poke fun at themselves or others by degrading those with intellectual disabilities.
And apparently neither are the stars of Glee.
This PSA will air tonight during Glee’s season finale.
Parker and I are offering up a sneak peek:
It’s NOT Acceptable.
Love this!!!
I have watched GLEE since show one, day one. Love the 80′s flashback songs. And once i watch the show (bc i dvr everything) i determine if the big 3 kids are allowed to watch it..there has been some RISK-eah stuff on there! That being said, i applaud there “service” announcement 100%! so very true it makes me want to cry…..
Amy, I hear you on the RISK-eah stuff….heh. And I love this PSA too! Glee is a good example of a TV show that has a real life person with special needs (NOT an actor playing one) that has been successful.
Now, if we could just get more shows to do the same!
You know what I love the most about this ad? Is that they put in the slang people use for other ethnicity’s. It seems like the biggest thing I hear from ignorant people is, “I grew up saying that word”, or “I’m not doing it to be mean to them”. You know dang well that if you said N—-r to a black person, you would probably get your butt beat! Its the same thing with the R word! You take a real word and twist it around to make it hurtful!
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Thank you Tammy!!! I agree… it is not ok one bit! I always say I will correct someone because I feel so passionate about it. But when it comes to the actual opportunity I choke up because I do not want to offend them. This isn’t like me. I need to be better at putting my foot down, because I rather offend them, then them offend someone else! Thank you for the reminder and Glee sneak peek!
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that’s great! -Hope you don’t mind- I’d love to put a link to this on the howlongisthishall facebook page!
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ok- was going to link directly to your blog, but after multiple problems ended up linking directly to the video clip. I’ll link to your blog when it will let me! (don’t know what is going on tonight with this!)
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I think they could not have done a better job. People need a direct punch in the face to get a message sometimes. I think this is perfect, I already posted it to my FB page.
Now this one, I love. And Glee is a great example of ‘getting it right’- they include a character with DS just being herself. Does she stop and say “I have Down Syndrome!” over and over- no. Just acts. Love it. The PSA is great, too.
Love it! Such a great reminder. I have used that word (don’t hate me, please) in describing myself and the stupid things I do. I never gave it a second thought until reading here. It is just like other minority slurs, and should not be used.
Thanks.
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Hate you? I LUBS you. It’s a learning curve that you’ve chosen to take the first steps on.
While subbing last month one of the children was calling another that name and I stopped him and told him that word was not acceptable and would not be tolerated, next time he would be in the office talking to the principal. Later that night I got a call from the child’s parent telling me I was out of line(the hazards of subbing in a school where I am well known). I told her that in my family that word is akin to a swear word and I would not tolerate it, plus it is against district and school rules to use derogatory terms. I informed the teacher of the phone call and thought I will not be subbing in that class again. I was called to sub less then 2 weeks later for the same class. I also received an apology from the child who used the word.
I think there is hope, but too many parents don’t see it as a “bad word”. Of course many of these parents have not had the opportunity to see and interact with some of these most special children. I was fortunate to have a niece with Ds, she taught me that no matter what children I was blessed with, they were all special. She also was able to read and retell the “Lord of the Rings” series. Unfortunately, we lost her 3 years ago when she was 22, but her spirit lives on. Tammy, you and Parker are my favorites!