Spread The Word To End The Word
10 years ago
Hey guys. I watched a segment during the highlight recap from Day 2 of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games on ESPN last night, and their theme/message for this year is "Spread The Word To End The Word". They said that a lot of people with intellectual disabilities and disorders have been hurt by people calling them bad names & words, like dumb, idiot, stupid, slow, and ugly. But there's one word that can really hurt someone that has a disability or disorder, especially one that can hurt very deeply in the heart: "retard". Just hearing that word, along with the other mean words that people call on ones that have a disability or disorder, just makes me sick to my stomach, and makes me mad about it. People with disabilities or disorders shouldn't be called names & words like those, or even get bullied by other people because they are different. I got bullied a lot before during my junior high school years, especially during P.E. class, with people keep picking on me, and hurt my feelings. I should know, since I'm diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which is a type of Autism. And I also don't really like people on here also calling me bad stuff, like creeper, stalker, and stupid. It's just very mean, dishonest, rude, and disrespectful to hear people say things like that to me. People with disabilities and/or disorders need respect from other people, and that they shouldn't call us bad words or names, or pick on us because we're not normal. I want everyone, including my closest friends, to please tell your family & friends to spread the word out about this, so we can end the word of calling people bad names & words to give everyone that has disabilities and/or disorders the respect & kindness that we deserve.

Spring-the-husky
~spring-the-husky
Well said my friend, It's those that don't understand others that bully to make up for their shortcomings. I too was bullied in my high school as well and instead of opting for revenge, I forgave them. However, bullying someone over a disability really makes my blood boil (I even defended a guy with downs syndrome from a guy inch of egotistical assholes)

SparksWolf
~sparkswolf
You are a great furson RaiderSonic. Ill spread the word, i hate when any one is judged by the way they are born. No one can choose how they are created, and you can be damn sure if they are going to be made fun of, they will have to go through me first!