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Johnny Knoxville, Eddie Barbanell and the R-Word

See actors and best friends Johnny Knoxville and Eddie Barbanell from "The Ringer" discuss why the word "retard(ed)" is hurtful and why they want you to choose to pledge to stop saying it at http://r-word.orgCreated by: Noah Gray

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