http://warrenphotography.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://warrenphotography.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/stop-the-spread-of-the-r-word/#comment-4 warrenphotography Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:36:14 +0000 http://warrenphotography.wordpress.com/?p=174#comment-4 Ginny, unfortunately this happens a lot. Even in our state's government (TN) they still use the word (DMSR) for the department that oversees the use of funds going to help people with disabilites, physical or mental. People have come a long way, but we have not yet gotten to where we need to be. Thanks so much for your comment! Ginny, unfortunately this happens a lot. Even in our state’s government (TN) they still use the word (DMSR) for the department that oversees the use of funds going to help people with disabilites, physical or mental. People have come a long way, but we have not yet gotten to where we need to be. Thanks so much for your comment!

]]> http://warrenphotography.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/stop-the-spread-of-the-r-word/#comment-3 Ginny Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:43:16 +0000 http://warrenphotography.wordpress.com/?p=174#comment-3 Michelle, I completely agree with you. "Retard" should not be used to describe a person. We were out fishing the other weekend and I went to buy a hot dog from a stand that was selling food for an organization. I asked the fellow at the stand who the proceeds went to and what the abbreviations meant. I was taken aback that the "R" in the abbreviation stood for Retarded. It sounded so horrible to be calling these people "retarded". Just because someone has to do something a little differently does not mean they should be called or referred to as retarded. Especially in this day and age having to be so careful in not calling people out by their race, why are we still using the word "retarded"? Michelle,
I completely agree with you. “Retard” should not be used to describe a person.
We were out fishing the other weekend and I went to buy a hot dog from a stand that was selling food for an organization. I asked the fellow at the stand who the proceeds went to and what the abbreviations meant. I was taken aback that the “R” in the abbreviation stood for Retarded. It sounded so horrible to be calling these people “retarded”.
Just because someone has to do something a little differently does not mean they should be called or referred to as retarded.
Especially in this day and age having to be so careful in not calling people out by their race, why are we still using the word “retarded”?

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