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10/30/2025, 4:03:47 AM
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Special Olympics Asks Kid Rock to Stop Using the R-Word
As far as the Special Olympics is concerned, Kid Rock has a lot to learn.
During an appearance on Fox News show Jesse Watters Primetime last week, the rap-rocker-turned-conservative-troll joke that he was going to be a “r—–” for Halloween while brandishing a mask more recently associated with COVID-19 prevention (Rock’s history of disdain towards vaccine mandates is well-documented). His callous use of the slur caught the attention of Lorretta Clairborne, vice chair of the Special Olympics organization, who’s doing her best to make the unfortunate situation into a teachable moment.
In an open letter posted to the Special Olympics website, Clairborne urged the “Bawitdaba” singer to reconsider throwing around words that “have a long, painful history of being used to belittle and dehumanize.
“I’m writing to you personally with an urgent request: please acknowledge the hurt caused and use this moment to stand with us in rejecting that word and the prejudice it represents,” the letter reads. “People with intellectual disabilities, one of the largest groups of people with disabilities in the world, have suffered generations of discrimination and humiliation. In the 21st century, we’re still continuing to fight for the simplest form of justice: the recognition of our full humanity, a recognition you undermine when you use the word retard.”
Clairborne goes on to invite Kid Rock to have a conversation with her, in hopes of sharing “more about the movement for inclusion and respect that has changed so many lives, including my own. Together, we can use this moment to build a world where every person is valued and respected.”
During an appearance on Fox News show Jesse Watters Primetime last week, the rap-rocker-turned-conservative-troll joke that he was going to be a “r—–” for Halloween while brandishing a mask more recently associated with COVID-19 prevention (Rock’s history of disdain towards vaccine mandates is well-documented). His callous use of the slur caught the attention of Lorretta Clairborne, vice chair of the Special Olympics organization, who’s doing her best to make the unfortunate situation into a teachable moment.
In an open letter posted to the Special Olympics website, Clairborne urged the “Bawitdaba” singer to reconsider throwing around words that “have a long, painful history of being used to belittle and dehumanize.
“I’m writing to you personally with an urgent request: please acknowledge the hurt caused and use this moment to stand with us in rejecting that word and the prejudice it represents,” the letter reads. “People with intellectual disabilities, one of the largest groups of people with disabilities in the world, have suffered generations of discrimination and humiliation. In the 21st century, we’re still continuing to fight for the simplest form of justice: the recognition of our full humanity, a recognition you undermine when you use the word retard.”
Clairborne goes on to invite Kid Rock to have a conversation with her, in hopes of sharing “more about the movement for inclusion and respect that has changed so many lives, including my own. Together, we can use this moment to build a world where every person is valued and respected.”
