A Word Gone Wrong - NYTimes.com - 2 views
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Leigh Yonemoto on 16 Apr 13A campaign has been started to stop the use of the word "retarded" to refer to people who has intellectual and developmental disabilities. Over the years it has become a derogatory word that children use in schools to assault others. The word also makes disabled people feel excluded from others. I thought this was a good step to potentially stop bullying.