Dog Slobber
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The word "retard" is a totally disgusting, obnoxious word.
I honestly don't believe how anybody with any intelligence can be ignorant of the fact that using that word is no longer excusable.
In 2010 the US passed Rosa's Law, named after Rosa Marcellino, a young woman with Down Syndrome instrumental in passing the law. In my opinion the law's role was two fold:
Upon doing a search on the GMC for "retard*" you will have over four pages of hits where people are shamelessly using it. And for the most part, it's okay with everybody around them.
I've included a link to the video describing Rosa's Law and featuring Rosa. Hopefully users who use the word, those who favour its use, those who support it through inaction and even the forum staff who turn a blind eye to its usage, will now put a face to this horrible word and become less ignorant, and actually start discouraging its use.
I honestly don't believe how anybody with any intelligence can be ignorant of the fact that using that word is no longer excusable.
In 2010 the US passed Rosa's Law, named after Rosa Marcellino, a young woman with Down Syndrome instrumental in passing the law. In my opinion the law's role was two fold:
- Remove all instances of "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability" in government documentation.
- Ceremonial, to bring attention to the fact that the using the term retard (or a derivative) is completely inappropriate.
Upon doing a search on the GMC for "retard*" you will have over four pages of hits where people are shamelessly using it. And for the most part, it's okay with everybody around them.
I've included a link to the video describing Rosa's Law and featuring Rosa. Hopefully users who use the word, those who favour its use, those who support it through inaction and even the forum staff who turn a blind eye to its usage, will now put a face to this horrible word and become less ignorant, and actually start discouraging its use.