From “Life With My Special K’s” Blog
“The “R” word will NOT be used in our household as a way of degrading oneself or someone else. We are educating our children now, in hopes that they will educate their friends… so many kids today STILL use this word in the wrong way. Kids who will one day go to school with Kennedy are hearing it right now from their parents. They’re passing down prejudice, whether they mean to or not. This friend in California is showing that it’s ok to make fun of people with Down syndrome… whether he realizes it or not. And it’s NOT ok. It’s just not.”