Take the original R-Word “My Words Matter” Pledge by Jenna Glatzer:
“I pledge that I will not use the words “retard” or “retarded” to mean “stupid.” I understand that this is hurtful to people who have disabilities and people who love them, so I will be careful with my words. I will also try to remember to pay attention when other people use these words, and I’ll ask them to stop. “
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I take the r word as well as similar words offensively. i so dont use any of them but i know others who do. Please dont use them it really hurts.
i promise to never say the “r” word cuz its very mean (:
I PLEDGE NOT TO USE THE WORDS RETARD OR RETARDED, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO THINK BEFORE THEY SPEAK
I Pledge to never use the R-Word. I find it really disrespectful to my family as well as others families 🙂 I kindly ask everyone to never say the “retard” as a mean word. ” 🙂
“I pledge that I will not use the words “retard” or “retarded” to mean “stupid.” I understand that this is hurtful to people who have disabilities and people who love them, so I will be careful with my words. I will also try to remember to pay attention when other people use these words, and I’ll ask them to stop.”
The r word should not be used as it is commonly used today. Thank you for creating this site.