# @specialolympics on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOYa4bDnRA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/58014929-specialolympics-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/67636e23a9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-26T14:40:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Special Olympics (@specialolympics) — https://gondola.cc/specialolympics

## Caption

This #ThrowbackThursday, we are reminded that #WordsMatter.

The R-word has a long history of being used to demean, insult, and discriminate against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Learn more and join the movement to #ChooseToInclude at the link in #SpecialOlympics bio.

## Stats

- **Views:** 179,902
- **Likes:** 15,681
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- **Comments:** 2,061

## Tags

wordsmatter, choosetoinclude, throwbackthursday, specialolympics

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