I was reading Street Talk in the June 25 New Times and one comment used a word that was disrespectful and disappointing because there are a lot of people with disabilities, including myself, and the r-word has been used in a negative and hurtful way toward me. I feel that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity. Please rethink printing hateful words in your paper. I love reading the New Times, but it makes me hesitant to read it knowing such words may be printed.
This article appears in 55 Fiction 2015.