It Is NEVER Ok To Use Disability As An Insult

Our words matter.
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Remember the old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me."? Not true. Not true at all. 

Words can hurt. A lot. And there is real potential for lasting harm. It's not just semantics.

When I learned that an official in the Obama administration referred to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu as "Aspergery", I was relieved that people were outraged.

The term “Aspergery” was used in a manner that is insulting to millions of people around the world with Asperger Syndrome. It is never OK to insult someone by referring to disability in a negative manner.



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