Well I think the debate on this one is already over. Society has deemed "######" to be offensive and I doubt it'll ever go back to being inoffensive.
Personally, I don't like the ad. IMO the Special Olympics should be trying to change peoples' perceptions of the disabled by continuing to run their athletic competition and look to sponsors to help legitimize it. Kind of like a Cosby Show approach to things. You know how the Cosby Show just operated as though racism didn't exist? It worked well for the show and maybe even society as a result. I would like to see the Special Olympics shy away from this debate and just focus on putting on their competition.
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