| 词条 | Spread the Word to End the Word |
| 释义 |
| name = Spread the Word to End the Word | logo = Spread the Word Logo.jpg | logo_size = 250px | type = | founded_date = {{start date and age|2009|2}} | partner = Special Olympics and Best Buddies International | location = | origins = Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit | key_people = | area_served = | product = | mission = Eliminate the use of the word "retard" from everyday speech. | focus = | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = www.r-word.org | dissolved = | footnotes = }} Spread the Word to End the Word is a United States national campaign to encourage people to pledge to stop using the word retard. End the "R" word advocates believe the use of the word “retard” in colloquial and everyday speech is hurtful and dehumanizing to individuals with special needs. According to R-word.org, "The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It's offensive. It's derogatory."[1] They advocate for the use of language that respects the dignity of people with mental disabilities. Advocates believe individuals with cognitive disabilities are capable of enjoying life’s experiences and that causal references to the words retard or retarded makes a person with intellectual disabilities feel "less than human." Many people who use the R-word to describe a person with special needs are simply unaware of how hurtful it is. While it is also hurtful to label someone as "a Downs Syndrome person," the appropriate terminology is, "a person with Downs Syndrome" or "a person with special needs." HistoryThe Spread the Word to End the Word movement was established in 2009 during the Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The Spread the Word to End the Word movement was created by youth with and without intellectual disabilities. According to the Special Olympics:
On March 31, 2009 the campaign celebrated the 1st Annual Spread the Word to End the Word National Awareness Day. Across the country, students of all ages made a pledge to eliminate "retard" from their vocabulary and encourage others to do the same. In 2010, the 2nd Annual Spread the Word to End the Word National Day of Awareness took place on March 3, 2010. In January 2010, the news of the past summer use of "retards" by White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to describe liberal groups planning attack ads on Democrats was reported in the Wall Street Journal.[3] This led to Emanuel's apologizing to Tim Shriver, chief executive of the Special Olympics. A meeting was held with Emanuel, who was asked to visit www.r-word.org, and he promised to take the R-word pledge.[4][5] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.r-word.org/r-word-why-pledge.aspx#.WpYHOGaZOqA|title=Special Olympics: Why Pledge|website=www.r-word.org|access-date=2018-02-28}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.specialolympics.org/03-31-09_Spread_the_Word.aspx | title=Spread the Word to End the Word | publisher=Special Olympics}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Chief of Staff Draws Fire From Left as Obama Falters|author=PETER WALLSTEN|date=2010-01-26|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703808904575025030384695158|accessdate=2013-10-24}} 4. ^|{{cite news|title=Emanuel Apologizes, in Wake of Palin Slam|work=The New York Times|date=2010-02-02|author=Jeff Zeleny and Sheryl Stolberg|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/emanuel-apologizes-in-wake-of-palin-slam|accessdate=2013-10-24}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Saying it is hurtful. Banning it is worse.|author=Christopher M. Fairman|date=2010-02-14|work=The Washington Post|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2010-02-14/opinions/36821625_1_mental-retardation-liberal-activists-people-with-intellectual-disabilities|accessdate=2013-10-24}} External links
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