Stop Showtime's Verbal Violence Against People with Intellectual Disabilities
by Tim Shriver, Chairman of the Board of Special Olympics Ι Apr. 26, 2016
We live in an era where bullying has become public sport, where public figures and leaders from dozens of walks of life seem to believe that humiliation and viciousness are acceptable ways of communicating. The results are disastrous: racism, sexism, fear, violence, and even terrorism. They all have the same root: demonizing someone who is different.Some think it's funny. We don't. We think it's horrific and we're asking you to help us stop it.
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