tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post1948784711094663344..comments2024-03-18T12:13:51.922-04:00Comments on Big Blueberry Eyes: I Play Dress Up For A Living, Like A R*tardMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-76636360717139635742010-09-03T08:14:14.354-04:002010-09-03T08:14:14.354-04:00Yeah! What she said!!!Yeah! What she said!!!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481397897364739480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-15049866404371197792010-09-01T09:39:13.157-04:002010-09-01T09:39:13.157-04:00I do take offense to r*tard. Just like I take offe...I do take offense to r*tard. Just like I take offense to n*gger and cr*cker and all sorts of words that make you think of a group of people in a negative way. Saying someone was r*tarded didn't originally mean something bad. It just explained their mental capabilities. But over the years, the jokes and negative connotations piled up and it IS a bad word. Whether or not people realize it, it's no longer nice. <br /><br />I'm confused about the context she used it in, too. What does that even mean? It means that Jennifer Aniston needs to make an apology and take a lesson on being a little more PC.tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-76785849430230158782010-08-30T21:07:42.645-04:002010-08-30T21:07:42.645-04:00VERY well written. I hope you did send your commen...VERY well written. I hope you did send your comments to the editor of your local paper, the tv station, whoever will read!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158883265713752481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-71003021696037403402010-08-30T19:12:46.341-04:002010-08-30T19:12:46.341-04:00I couldn't have said this better. I posted th...I couldn't have said this better. I posted this on my facebook page. Thanks and kudos to you.Amy O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-6058695283109637752010-08-29T09:46:01.508-04:002010-08-29T09:46:01.508-04:00Good job there Michelle! I always thought that any...Good job there Michelle! I always thought that anyone over 12 that uses that word need to have a vocabulary upgrade! There are better words to describe than to use words that have a basis in disdain and hatred. It's juvenile but whoever said that Jennifer Aniston was mature?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-47202254534148934342010-08-28T09:40:03.629-04:002010-08-28T09:40:03.629-04:00PRESIDENT OBAMA DID THE SAME THING DESCRIBING HIS ...PRESIDENT OBAMA DID THE SAME THING DESCRIBING HIS ABILITIES FOR BOWLING... PEOPLE DON'T THINK TOO MUCH BEFORE OPENING THEIR MOUTHS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FIND PEOPLE THAT WILL SUPPORT THEM ON THEIR IGNORANCE!KAMALI WILLIAMSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-51313779240135136552010-08-27T15:47:12.904-04:002010-08-27T15:47:12.904-04:00You are absolutely right...I get so sick and tired...You are absolutely right...I get so sick and tired of people using that word...let them walk in my child's shoes and then use that word....they wouldn't.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-30591711983331728632010-08-26T07:56:47.574-04:002010-08-26T07:56:47.574-04:00Yes, yes, one thousand times, YES!!
Right now, ot...Yes, yes, one thousand times, YES!! <br />Right now, other people just don't "get it". They don't know anyone with intellectual/developmental delays so they simply do not get it. It's up to us to teach them and you are doing just that.<br />I've written about this same thing several times on my blog - here's a link if you ever want to read it or reference it!<br />http://www.motherhood-unscripted.com/archives/2658Christyhttp://www.motherhood-unscripted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-5987811322221208512010-08-26T00:53:00.742-04:002010-08-26T00:53:00.742-04:00well put!well put!Meriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495074138385568379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-85452248215338166782010-08-26T00:11:12.346-04:002010-08-26T00:11:12.346-04:00This was PERFECT. I proceeded to copy and paste it...This was PERFECT. I proceeded to copy and paste it into an email and shoot it off to several people who I think, who, dare I say it.... I BELIEVE, will see it from a different camp's point of view after reading this.<br /><br />Your example of using a better phrase, such as "little kid" was fantastic because it really points out the flaw in reasoning that often sadly exists when people use that word and how insulting it is. <br /><br />Thank you. This was marvelous. I'm not a mother. In fact, I'm only 21, but because of reading your blog and others' I have resolved to stop using that word and to correct others when they use it. <br /><br />I tried to explain it today to somebody by saying, it's like if somebody said, "Yeah, that was SO deaf" or "God, I'm stupid, like a deaf person." (I was born deaf.) The person laughed at the thought and then became serious because the comparison is quite close and because people DON'T say "That was so deaf!" but people DO say "That was so retarded!" and BOTH are inappropriate and unkind perceptions. <br /><br />Thank you for this lovely post and I hope you don't mind me sharing it.*Tasha*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05724283252279081613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-21009449079147936222010-08-25T14:13:27.363-04:002010-08-25T14:13:27.363-04:00words are powerful, period. People need to think ...words are powerful, period. People need to think about how they use them, there's no excuse for not thinking about how we use words. Words have the power to hurt or uplift, tear down or heal, and to underestimate their power and meaning is to trivialize the way they hurt others. So sorry to anyone who was hurt by that word, I really hope Jennifer will think the next time she's tempted to use that word.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394084012129205626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-82857827240908344452010-08-25T13:58:56.111-04:002010-08-25T13:58:56.111-04:00I have a son with DS, he just turned 13. I posted...I have a son with DS, he just turned 13. I posted my fb status on Friday saying I was disappointed in JA for having used the 'r' word, most people were supportive. one person asked what the 'r' word was, after I responded she then said she didn't know what was wrong with it. I told her about my son and she understood. I knew she would because she had made posts about her 5 year old daughter who wears leg braces at night (although I think she wore them all the time at one point). She said she got it because she feels the same when someone makes a 'cripple' comment. I was also disappointed that Monday's trivia question was about her ~ how I wish I could have been the caller, I would have said "sorry, after Jen said the 'r' word, I turned the channel." thanks for this blog, Michelle, your words are well put.Carinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-26848440865383769122010-08-25T11:17:05.575-04:002010-08-25T11:17:05.575-04:00She seems to step in it quite a bit lately. Very ...She seems to step in it quite a bit lately. Very well put Michelle! It's disappointing that she used the word. "Think before you speak".ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12367131116081742274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-62000315724790496482010-08-24T22:59:23.608-04:002010-08-24T22:59:23.608-04:00well written. I just don't even understand wh...well written. I just don't even understand where she was going with that statement.Corey~living and lovinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-8599365363494402302010-08-24T21:49:10.345-04:002010-08-24T21:49:10.345-04:00Well said Michelle! I think you should submit this...Well said Michelle! I think you should submit this to a newspaper.Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-15227297649491293532010-08-24T19:30:51.444-04:002010-08-24T19:30:51.444-04:00I totally agree with what you said and you said it...I totally agree with what you said and you said it well.<br />Even if she didn't mean it "that way" there are so many better words out there to express oneself, there is no excuse!chellehttp://soodz.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-27282213674108546522010-08-24T16:32:59.616-04:002010-08-24T16:32:59.616-04:00So well said!So well said!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146432074940416176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-86169082746269803492010-08-24T15:42:31.179-04:002010-08-24T15:42:31.179-04:00I get it. I do. So often people use that word and ...I get it. I do. So often people use that word and it's just not funny or okay. It makes me sad, this latest incident, because this is an actress I've always liked. It disappoints me that she would have to go there. Not funny, not one bit.Melanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-73991597254181732322010-08-24T13:53:05.455-04:002010-08-24T13:53:05.455-04:00Bravo - very well said. This makes me really real...Bravo - very well said. This makes me really really sad and disgusted as well: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/alana-goodman/2010/07/09/family-guy-s-down-syndrome-girl-song-gets-emmy-nodChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973779148681777856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-83795575710195511232010-08-24T12:42:35.355-04:002010-08-24T12:42:35.355-04:00I absolutely loathe that word. I won't watch ...I absolutely loathe that word. I won't watch the interview - just the thought makes my stomach turn.<br /><br />I really liked Jennifer Aniston, too - very disappointing.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161003014881823829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-66969425073196039612010-08-24T12:21:06.857-04:002010-08-24T12:21:06.857-04:00Excellent post. I don't ever watch Regis nor d...Excellent post. I don't ever watch Regis nor do I ever watch Jennifer Aniston. I'm sure she didn't think anything about it, but isn't that the point? How would she feel if someone used that word to describe someone she loved?Rebecca Talleyhttp://www.theupsideofdown2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-23548046304064235802010-08-24T09:03:56.435-04:002010-08-24T09:03:56.435-04:00Michelle - I think your post is very well written ...Michelle - I think your post is very well written and what you have to say is very well said. I wonder if there would ever be a way to forward this post to jennifer anniston's publicist or to regis and kelly? just a thought. i actually have tears in my eyes as i write this because it is so hard to think of whitney, kayla or any of our children having their feelings hurt by this word- especially in a context like this!!!!!!Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All Aroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206805918442920595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-18862079209556411292010-08-24T08:20:24.013-04:002010-08-24T08:20:24.013-04:00I hope that even one person who is not directly co...I hope that even one person who is not directly connected to the disability community stumbles upon this post and takes your words to heart.DownTownDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668864798163599209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-64566070274234499382010-08-24T07:01:53.445-04:002010-08-24T07:01:53.445-04:00Right on Michelle..!!! I wish Jennifer could read ...Right on Michelle..!!! I wish Jennifer could read your blog!!!! Thank you for your voice!!! Love Mom/ grandmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-3663710970958175872010-08-24T02:27:18.178-04:002010-08-24T02:27:18.178-04:00i really agree with what you've said... thanks...i really agree with what you've said... thanks for writing this.tekealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624164330376848455noreply@blogger.com