Andrea Friedman - on the "R" word and being bullied due to Down syndrome
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0:07 - 0:09About me having Down syndrome.
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0:10 - 0:13(interviewer) The other thing
that's happening right now -
0:13 - 0:16is the controversy
about what they call the R word. -
0:16 - 0:20Oh, yeah. I know I'm sure what that means.
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0:22 - 0:25(interviewer)
So what is your thought about...? -
0:25 - 0:28- Like as retarded? The R word?
- (interviewer) Mm-hmm. -
0:29 - 0:31I don't really like it at all.
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0:31 - 0:33It really affected me in many ways
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0:34 - 0:36because I've been teased a lot.
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0:37 - 0:39I've been teased with that
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0:41 - 0:45from elementary school, high school,
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0:47 - 0:50and I didn't like it.
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0:50 - 0:53I was going to stand up for myself,
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0:53 - 0:55but I did not have the courage.
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0:56 - 0:58And I said something about,
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1:01 - 1:04"Leave me alone or my sister
will come after you!" -
1:04 - 1:05(interviewer laughs)
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1:05 - 1:07(laughs)
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1:07 - 1:09She sure did! They got me!
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1:10 - 1:12♪ (music) ♪
- Title:
- Andrea Friedman - on the "R" word and being bullied due to Down syndrome
- Description:
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- Video Language:
- Portuguese, Brazilian
- Team:
ABILITY Magazine
- Duration:
- 01:21
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