Apr 22, 2014

Some Words Are Up To No Good, Even If They Seem Harmless. Think It's Time To Get Rid Of These?

By Morgan Shoaff / upworthy.com

Which one of these is not like the others:

  • That's so dumb.
  • That's so stupid.
  • That's so annoying.
  • That's so gay.

It may look obvious typed out, but often times it doesn't sound that way. That's why some Duke students are taking matters into their own hands:

The above photos come from the You Don’t Say? campaign at Duke University, run by campus group Think Before You Talk and student-led LGBTQ organization Blue Devils United. There are a lot of other awful words out there to tackle, but if you think this is a good start, you should share it with your friends to get the conversation started.

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