'Glee' Star Lauren Potter on the 'R' Word: Enough is Enough
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The third annual national awareness day to end the hateful use of the "R" word ("retard") took place last Wednesday, March 2, and ET's Mark Steines got one of the campaign's leading spokespersons, "Glee" star Lauren Potter, to dish on the event and her new boyfriend.
Since starting her role as Becky Jackson on "Glee," Potter has noticed a change in her social life, saying that people now ask for her autograph when she goes shopping or out to eat.
"Those people at stores and restaurants are like, 'Oh my gosh, it's Becky Jackson! Oh my gosh!'" Potter said.
Potter revealed that her fame sometimes embarrasses Sean, a man the actress recently began dating, who she says is "obsessed with Becky Jackson," dishing to Steines that "he pursued [her]."
One of "Glee"'s major themes has been bullying, which is a topic that makes Spread the Word to End the Word so important. 60 percent of students with disabilities have reported that they have suffered at the hands of bullies, as opposed to the general student population where 25 percent report being subjected to bullying.
"Enough is enough and you got to stop the "R" word," said Potter.
Thousands have already taken the pledge to eliminate the "R" word and you can join them at http://www.r-word.org/.
"Glee" airs Tuesdays on FOX.
