In the article from "The Independent" titled " "Mock the disabled? Me?: Ricky Gervais on how he has been misunderstood" it explains how comedian Ricky Gervais wrote a tweet which was seemed derogatory towards people with down syndrome. Gervais used the word "mong" in one of his tweets and received backlash from his fans and from the media. This shows how over time words have changed meaning over time to become derogatory. "Mong" is an example of how the meaning of words have changed over time as the original meaning of the word was a shortened version of the word "mongrel" which means "any animal resulting from the crossing of different breeds or types" but over time has become a derogatory term for the way people with downs syndrome speak or act. Despite Ricky Gervais being known for highlighting the discrimination against disabled people, using a word which is now used to insult disabled people has caused people to be angry at him accuse him of "mocking the disabled".
(http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/mock-the-disabled-me-ricky-gervais-on-how-he-has-been-misunderstood-7621909.html)
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