Does Haunted House Mean Disrespect?
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Sep 22, 2010, 9:19:53 AM9/22/10
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In 2 days a Halloween Haunted House is set to open at the Pennhurst
State School and Hospital. It was a home for the mentally disabled.
The Arc of PA sees it as "an abomination" because of how it is
perceived for people with disabilities.
On first hearing the name 'state school and hospital,' those without
knowledge of what it was does not setup any negative thoughts.
However, when you learn it was a home for the mentally disabled, does
that change your opinion?
Will the haunted house use the occasion to disrespect the former
residents? It would inappropriate for them to do so and we hope they
wouldn't. If the haunted house is successful this year it may become a
yearly attraction.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20100915_Advocacy_group_blasts__asylum__at_Pennhurst.html
State School and Hospital. It was a home for the mentally disabled.
The Arc of PA sees it as "an abomination" because of how it is
perceived for people with disabilities.
On first hearing the name 'state school and hospital,' those without
knowledge of what it was does not setup any negative thoughts.
However, when you learn it was a home for the mentally disabled, does
that change your opinion?
Will the haunted house use the occasion to disrespect the former
residents? It would inappropriate for them to do so and we hope they
wouldn't. If the haunted house is successful this year it may become a
yearly attraction.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20100915_Advocacy_group_blasts__asylum__at_Pennhurst.html
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