Duke's 'You Don't Say' Campaign Reminds You Which Words Shouldn't Be Used As Slang

These Words Should Not Be Used As Slang

There's no reason you should ever refer to something as "gay," and a campaign called "You Don't Say" at Duke University is reminding students with a photo campaign.

The project was developed by Think Before You Talk and Blue Devils United, two student organizations at Duke.

In another effort by the groups, they painted a local bridge urging people not to say things like "That's retarded" or that they were "raped" by something inanimate like a test:

The campaign tackles the use of words like "pussy," "fag," "man up" or "bitch" as slang terms.

Check out some of the photos below:

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These images were reprinted with permission from You Don't Say.

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