Last I was in Alabama (in the '90s) being disabled was still a taboo...
I remember sitting in my English class, when a kid raised his hand and asked, "Ms. Gore? Why is this classroom bigger than all of the other ones?"
Now, to be clear, I was one of three non-natives sitting in a 25 kid class. The other two were a black girl and a little hispanic boy.
"Well, it's because this used to be a special-ed classroom". The children went into a massive frenzy screaming "OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO CATCH THE RETARDED!". I looked over at the black girl, she was mortified by the screaming. The hispanic kid to my right had the same expression. It seemed that they knew that the "retarded" wasn't contagious, but they were thinking on changing their minds.
I was in the 4th grade as I sat in the classroom, and I still remember the thought going through my mind that day...
"You already caught it".
Is it normal to lose in a running race to a disabled boy
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Last I was in Alabama (in the '90s) being disabled was still a taboo...
I remember sitting in my English class, when a kid raised his hand and asked, "Ms. Gore? Why is this classroom bigger than all of the other ones?"
Now, to be clear, I was one of three non-natives sitting in a 25 kid class. The other two were a black girl and a little hispanic boy.
"Well, it's because this used to be a special-ed classroom". The children went into a massive frenzy screaming "OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO CATCH THE RETARDED!". I looked over at the black girl, she was mortified by the screaming. The hispanic kid to my right had the same expression. It seemed that they knew that the "retarded" wasn't contagious, but they were thinking on changing their minds.
I was in the 4th grade as I sat in the classroom, and I still remember the thought going through my mind that day...
"You already caught it".
Good times.