In today's society its taboo to go public about prejudices and racism, especially in the media, unless you're watching Gran Torino. But that taboo doesn't seem to work when it comes to talking about people with developmental disabilities. Often times I watch movies, television shows, or listen to talk radio and find that people are stigmatizing, and using out of date language when it comes to talking about people with disabilities.
Did you know that the the "R" word is not being used anymore to describe people with disabilities. That is, if you're not in the states. The United States still diagnoses children as "retarded", a term that has been out of Canada and the rest of the world for over ten years! And why has the word been taken out of Canada and the rest of the world partly because of the negative connotations, as well as the fact that it was not relevant. People with developmental disabilities are able and just as capable to do everything that people without disabilities can do, just differently.
Here are some films, shows, etc that I have recently found that have put a negative look at people with disabilities. I am in no way saying that these movies are bad, or that people shouldn't watch them.
-Pumpkin
-Freaks and Geeks (I haven't watched the whole season, but episode 1 there was a lot)
-Tropic Thunder
-Howard Stern
-UMFM
Thats just a short list.
Heres a list of movies that bring to light why the "R" word is so harsh.
-The "R" word
- The Freedom Tour
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