If Kim Zolciak questioned, "Do I look like a ___ (insert any slur other than the r-word)?" on the White Hot episode, would it not have been bleeped? Individuals who are perceived as having or do have intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, or other disabilities are not less-than-human beings for others to mock in order to feel better about themselves. Making fun of others in order to feel better about oneself is bullying. If we are concerned about vulnerable teens who are bullied, and if we want to decrease the numbers of young people who feel that their only choice is a desperate choice, then we must commit to changing the way that we speak to and about each other. Are not youth with disabilities who take(give) their own lives after being mocked and bullied equally as concerning as suicides among other vulnerable teens? Please, stop the r-word!
Spread the word to end the word
http://www.r-word.org/
Bullying among children and youth with disabilities
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/HHS_PSA/pdfs/SBN_Tip_24.pdf
Bullying among children and youth with Disabilities and Special Needs
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Bullying_Among/
Depression: The hidden problem among students with exceptionalities
http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=1595&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
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