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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.59,0:00:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sister: Be peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.39,0:00:03.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cool dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.75,0:00:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.92,0:00:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[kissing fingers]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.52,0:00:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughing]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.92,0:00:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my brother, Zack,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.29,0:00:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an 18-year old with love for his family, the Timberwolves, and, of course, movies, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.62,0:00:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[lauging] Timberwolves!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.67,0:00:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zack was born with one extra chromosome affecting his development.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.39,0:00:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has Trisomy 21, and he has Downs Syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.73,0:00:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To him, hearing the "r-word" is much too common.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.72,0:00:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: I think you hear the word, "retarded," everywhere in society,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.02,0:00:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You walk around. It's just a term that people casually throw around.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.21,0:00:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: But it's mostly to call someone out for something they did
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.36,0:00:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was perceived as clumsy, or dumb, or, like, unintelligent, I guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.48,0:00:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: Um, so somebody might say, uh, "You know, oh, how could you make this mistake?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.89,0:00:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or "Why did you say that? That's so retarded!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.78,0:00:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or "That's so... you know."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.03,0:01:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's usually used in the context of stupidity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.66,0:01:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: You, honestly, you just hear it every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.05,0:01:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes you might not even realize it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.27,0:01:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might not even realize that you say it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.30,0:01:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: It hurts and it, it hits me, and I, I'm quick to question why they would say that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.82,0:01:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I find that most of them don't really have a good reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.58,0:01:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just part of their vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.90,0:01:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: There's so much that's connected to that word,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.12,0:01:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when people just throw it around,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.66,0:01:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have no idea what they're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.11,0:01:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: But I have a story. It's about a, um, 26-year old man with Downs Syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.76,0:01:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So what's the big deal about using the word, retard?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.89,0:01:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, it hurts and scares me when I am the only person with intellectual disabilities on the bus,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.77,0:01:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and young people start making retard jokes or references.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.24,0:01:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, it is only funny if you think "a retard" is someone dumb and shallow.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.18,0:01:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not those things,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.22,0:01:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but every time the term is used, it tells young people that it is ok to think of me that way,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.89,0:02:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to keep me on the outside. That is why using the word retard is a big deal to people like me."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.73,0:02:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: It alienates people, and it lessens people, and it degrades them,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.25,0:02:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, whether you intend it that way or not, and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.03,0:02:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, no one means it like that, but that's what it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.64,0:02:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: We just throw it out,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.18,0:02:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we just will say it without even checking ourselves first, you know?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.22,0:02:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to be more responsible and take more care to the words that we're saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.19,0:02:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: Hi. This is Joey. He's my brother, he's a junior in high school, and, uh,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.59,0:02:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he loves movies, and he definitely loves the Iowa Hawkeye football team, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.23,0:02:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Joey: and St. Thomas.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.03,0:02:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: and you love St. Thomas football too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.99,0:02:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has Downs Syndrome, and he's intellectually disabled.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.77,0:02:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's my brother, most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.57,0:02:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're more alike that we are different.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.91,0:03:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: I see we can't stop any word from being used. What we can do is educate people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.08,0:03:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make people aware of hey, you know, this is a very disrespectful word,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.12,0:03:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's unneeded.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.33,0:03:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: He said when people say it in group settings, or when you're out with a group of friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.96,0:03:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be like, "Hey, that's not okay",
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.09,0:03:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to stop that person.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.27,0:03:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Student: ``Saying something to someone, as simple as like, "Don't say that, please. You don't need to."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.66,0:03:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'll make them kind of question it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.83,0:03:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe they'll keep on saying it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.53,0:03:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but maybe something will click,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.47,0:03:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they'll go, "You know, I don't need to say this. I don't want to say this."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.74,0:03:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sudent: I, I just feel it's important that I make sure that I don't use it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.88,0:03:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if it starts with me, you know, well, if it stops with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.08,0:03:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then maybe I can be an example for other people,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.72,0:03:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe it, it can come to an end.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.08,0:03:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sister: You have the power to affect someone and make change,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.42,0:03:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your dorm, in your community, at work, in the classroom, even in your home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.86,0:03:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brother: You have the power to spread the word to end the word.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.47,0:03:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.86,0:03:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a pledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.74,0:03:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sister: The power comes from you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.74,0:04:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make a difference, and make the change,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.97,0:04:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spread the word, to end the word.