50 Cent, a famous rapper, showed poor judgement and a lack of empathy for people different from himself when he recently tweeted a response to a threatning tweet he received. Two wrongs don't make a right. He made some cruel and uncalled for references about autism and people with special needs. 50 cent, I think you would be wise to remember the old adage "if you don't have something nice to tweet, don't tweet anything at all".
I was impressed by the response from actress Holly Robinson Peete who has a thirteen year old son with Autism. In a letter that appeared on her website, she took the time to educate the rapper about autism, shared information about the daily struggles her son has to live with and asked 50 cent to remove his tweet. She also shared that her son was a fan of the rapper's work.
Shame on you, 50 cent. I hope you'll think next time before you talk or tweet. This is a good teachable tweet for your children on what not to do and the damage that tweets can cause.
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