Saturday, September 29, 2007

Why is the Word "Retard" Still OK?

Soeren Palumbo is a senior honors student at Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, and big brother to Olivia. During Writer's Week (in March 2007), he gave the following speech to a gymnasium full of his high school peers and faculty and received a standing ovation. It's well worth the read...

Soeren's Speech
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3 comments:

  1. CasdokSeptember 30, 2007 at 5:29 AM

    Here in the UK we dont use the words retard or mentally handicapped.

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  2. Ashley's MomSeptember 30, 2007 at 6:23 AM

    THAT'S WONDERFUL THAT THOSE WORDS AREN'T USED. WHAT IS USED INSTEAD?

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  3. CasdokSeptember 30, 2007 at 11:25 AM

    We use Special needs or learning disability.
    Another word i see used a lot on american blog, is Crips. I thinks thats horrible, and ive never heard it used here.

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