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Video Responses to the R-Word
The movie Tropic Thunder sparked protest from disability-rights groups for its frequent use of the R-word to describe a character with intellectual disabilities. These videos promote the use of respectful language.
"Not Acceptable" PSA
A 30-second public-service announcement for the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign, featuring Lauren Potter and Jane Lynch from "Glee," unflinchingly connects the word "retard" with other hateful slurs that have been removed from polite speech.
Respect
A PSA video from The Arc wonders why anyone would want to use the R-Word when there are so many other positive names to call people with intellectual disabilities.
R Word
A video from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network points up the power that words have, to tear down or to build up.