‘Love on the Spectrum’
Dani Bowman Calls Out The Rock, ‘Euphoria’ for R-Word Usage …
It’s Never OK!!!
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Dani Bowman — a star on the hit show “Love on the Spectrum” — is calling out Dwayne Johnson and the TV show “Euphoria” for using the r-word liberally … saying she feels disrespected.
We caught up with the reality TV personality at Gus & Andy’s — a popular bar & grill in the L.A. suburb Montrose Friday afternoon — and we asked her about the ableist slur seemingly making a comeback in pop culture.
Bowman expresses her frustration with “Euphoria” first … saying it’s been disheartening to hear the word used so liberally in the first few episodes — and arguing it’s neither funny nor edgy.
She says people have fought for years to get the word out of the lexicon … and she finds it disappointing that it has wormed its way back into popular language.
We also asked Bowman about The Rock using the word during Kevin Hart‘s roast — calling Draymond Green “Dret***ed” — and she echoes her sentiment here … saying she respects Johnson but he seriously screwed up here.
Bowman says she personally feels disrespected by the heavy usage in pop culture … because, by using that word, she says people are putting down every member of the disabled community.
Sheryl Underwood defended The Rock for using the r-word … claiming comedy operates by a different set of rules — but, we asked Bowman, and you should listen to her response.
Bottom line … advocates like Bowman are pissed the word is coming back — and they’re not afraid to show it.