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About me having Down syndrome.

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(interviewer) The other thing
that's happening right now

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is the controversy
about what they call the R word.

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Oh, yeah. I know I'm sure what that means.

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(interviewer)
So what is your thought about...?

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- Like as retarded? The R word?
- (interviewer) Mm-hmm.

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I don't really like it at all.

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It really affected me in many ways

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because I've been teased a lot.

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I've been teased with that

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from elementary school, high school,

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and I didn't like it.

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I was going to stand up for myself,

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but I did not have the courage.

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And I said something about,

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"Leave me alone or my sister
will come after you!"

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(interviewer laughs)

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(laughs)

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She sure did! They got me!

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