‘Love on the Spectrum’s Dani Bowman Feels “Totally Disrespected” By R-Slur In ‘Euphoria’, ‘Roast of Kevin Hart’: “This Word Should Be Banned”

After the R-word has recently been normalized on television, Dani Bowman is speaking out against the casual use of the ableist slur.

The Love on the Spectrum star recently reacted to Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie on Euphoria proclaiming “I’m not r—ed” when accused of sounding like a Democrat in a recent episode of Sam Levinson’s HBO drama, explaining the word should “never” be used and should “be banned.”

“We worked way too hard for inclusion and acceptance to normalize the R word again,” Bowman told TMZ. “As someone on the autism spectrum, it’s honestly painful to watch this language become socially acceptable again in pop culture. That word has been used for decades to bully, humiliate and dehumanize neurodiverse people, and bringing it back like it’s edgy or funny, it’s not progress. It’s a step backwards. We spent years trying to educate people that these words hurt real human beings, and representation means nothing if respect disappears the second people think it’s trendy to mock disability again.”

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