A missed opportunity.
of the documentary, stating: "Let's use the word, and hopefully, by the end, nobody will ever use this word again.": "There was never, ever any intention to hurt or offend any disabled people by settling on the title. Quite the opposite. The intention is to highlight a broad and important social issue, which speaks to the heart of who we value and how we treat each other.
As someone with cerebral palsy, like Rosie, I experienced bullying in school, and the words she featured on the show were ones I had heard directed towards me in person or online. Used initially against those with intellectual disabilities, the offensive word was introduced as a medical term in 1960. However, its use as a legal definition was changed to promote more inclusive language under Barack Obama's presidency in 2010. Despite this change, the word persists in real life and social media as a negative term intended to harm disabled people.
Four prominent disabled activists – dancer Kate Stanford, model Lucy Dawson, influencer Shelby Lynch, entrepreneur Keely Cat-Wells and TV presenter Sophie Morgan – chose to drop out due to Channel 4's persistence in using the offensive term.In a statement, a Channel 4 spokesperson has said: "This film is an authored documentary by Rosie Jones to raise awareness and educate viewers about the issue of ableism and the scale of abuse she and other disabled people face daily.
At one point, Rosie vulnerably questions whether she's the right voice to investigate the ableist online abuse disabled people endure, as she represents only one perspective.
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