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In reply to the discussion: A Special Young Man Responds to Ann Coulter. [View all]loyalsister
(13,390 posts)40. From his letter...
"You assumed that people would understand and accept that being linked to someone like me is an insult"
This is why using the word even to refer back to her is a problem. Most people outside of the disability community are not aware of this. Nor are they aware of the fact that it is a word that has been used in bullying incidents for a very long time. Just some info that explains further why this man wrote this letter.
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I think it has become very clear who the retarded (her word - not mine) one is here.
Marie Marie
Oct 2012
#6
Multiple issues like narcissism; greed; absence of conscience empathy, or sympathy...
We People
Oct 2012
#50
We can all learn something from this highly intelligent man who has difficulty
RomneyLies
Oct 2012
#10
I believe it should be the responsibility of every media outlet that ran her hate tweet
libdem4life
Oct 2012
#12
Please post this to your FB Page and other places if you can. He deserves our support.
nolabear
Oct 2012
#15
Yep! Shared on Facebook! Could be the most elegant smackdown of that skinny shrew EVER.
calimary
Oct 2012
#17
Thanks, will be sharing this tonight. The legacy of the Kennedy family lives on in Special Olympics.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#28
What a stark contrast between the woman born with it all and a young man born
PA Democrat
Oct 2012
#31
I'm so proud of you guys for keeping this going. Sometimes the Good Guys get what they deserve.
nolabear
Oct 2012
#44