(NewsNation) — The Special Olympics is calling on Kid Rock to “reject” an offensive term used to describe individuals with intellectual disabilities after the singer used the insult during a recent television appearance.

“I watched with deep concern your recent appearance on Fox News with Jesse Watters, where you mentioned you were going to be a 'retard' for Halloween. The R-word deeply demeans and harms people with intellectual disabilities. I’m writing to you personally with an urgent request: Please acknowledge the hurt caused and use this moment to stand with us in rejecting that word and the prejudice it represents,” wrote Special Olympics chief inspiration officer Loretta Claiborne.

She urged Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, to use his “voice” and “massive platform” to

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