https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 18:27:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613934 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:43:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 613934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: saying things such as "that's gay" without realizing how it was offending so many people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613692 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:36:59 +0000 mediagirl 613692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate that word!!!! I have a couple of friends with siblings with downs syndrome and have seen them go through so much with people making fun of their siblings. It's awful. Thank you for the reminder about Awareness Day!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613624 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:13:54 +0000 avivoca 613624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for posting this! I recently heard someone using the R-word as a substitute for something else, maybe ridiculous (context: it's r-word fast) and it really, really bothered me. Let's just get rid of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613597 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:03:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 613597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: g-word?</p> <p>Thanks for posting... I agree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613594 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:02:24 +0000 anbanan15 613594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for posting. It reminds me of the YouTube video by two brothers spreading awareness to stop the use of the R-word and how it influences their lives and sister (I believe it was sister). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613586 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:59:15 +0000 MrsH 613586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sad people use the r-word. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613539 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:42:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 613539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A local radio station brought awareness to this and how my generation used it without thinking of how offensive it really was(along with the G-word.) I have since replaced the R-word with a new one "that's ridiculous." I cringe when I hear people use it in a negative sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613421 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:48:59 +0000 amreis 613421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea there was an awareness day. I'm a teacher, and I always reprimand my students when they use the R-word (or the G-word for that matter). Unfortunately, I won't see any students tomorrow :( But I'm glad that awareness is spreading! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613414 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:43:07 +0000 tequiero21 613414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thx for that! I was not aware and now I am! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/36-spread-the-word-to-end-the-word-the-r-word#post-613405 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:34:15 +0000 spaniellove 613405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tomorrow is an Awareness Day to end the use of the R-word, and I'm hoping even a few people will see this and think about it. The R-word was originally a clinical term (now being replaced by "intellectual disability") but because of the way it's been used, it has deeply hurtful connotations. Every time someone says "that's retarded" or "you're a retard" and claims it's only a joke, it's much more than a joke - they're having a laugh at the expense of the stereotype of people with disabilities. </p> <p>Okay off my soapbox now, thanks for reading! </p>