Today is the annual day to raise awareness for ending of the use of the words retard and retarded in people's derogatory language.
You can read more about the campaign and take your pledge today at http://www.r-word.org/.
This is a great article by actor John McGinley, who has a son with Down syndrome. If you don't have time to read it, this about sums it up "Words hurt. They do. They always have. And they always will."
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