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"Not Acceptable" PSA

"Not Acceptable" is a powerful and compelling 30 second television PSA which gives voice to a variety of diverse communities each of whom expresses that it is not acceptable to call them by what were once common words, but are now recognized as offensive slurs. It culminates in actress and self-advocate Lauren Potter from "Glee" stating that it is not acceptable to use the word 'retard' and she and "Glee" co-star Jane Lynch make a call to action to stop using the word and to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to make their pledge online at www.r-word.org.

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  • I respect people who have disabilities by not using the r word I have many friend who have disabilities I don't judge them by how they look I judge them by their persona...

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    Skye

    Burlington, Iowa
    44 hours ago

  • As someone with Aspergers and PDD-NOS I find the "R-Word" to really hit home with me and have been hurt by it before, no person with intellectual disabilities should ever...

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    Alex DiGiovanni

    Sewell, New Jersey
    101 hours ago

  • I worked with adults with profound mental disabilities for many years. Those were some of the most rewarding times of my life. I can't and won't tolerate the degrading of...

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    Angela Mills

    Hot Springs, Arkansas
    510 hours ago

  • No body should have to be treated differently just because they're different from other people. Everybody is different, so why treat someone a little more different than ...

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    Emma

    Verona, Wisconsin
    517 hours ago

  • i have a typical autism and in my last year of high school when i was catching the bus home i use public transport some younger kids who went to my high school throw pape...

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    Julia Young

    Dunedin, New Zealand
    596 hours ago

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