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
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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:









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