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Originally Posted by als463
^ I see what you did there. Ha! Nice.  |
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Originally Posted by als463
Like I said, I never really thought about it. I know you are saying the audience is important and RIF could be associated with poverty and marginalized populations but, I do not know enough about muscular dystrophy to recognize if in a situation like that this would be offensive. I actually see both sides of the coin on this one.
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I would say mimicking jail and bail could potentially rub anyone the wrong way. The difference between thinking an event is stupid (just don't attend) and thinking it is offensive (cancel or change the event) tends to be whether there are larger implications.
Organizations should research prior to planning events:
http://www.rif.org/us/about/press/minnesota-correctional-facility-mcf-stillwater-named-reading-is-fundamental-program-of-the-month%20.htm
http://www.ctappleseed.org/projects/cicc.shtml
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg71.html
http://www.corrections.com/news/arti...in-corrections