The R-word is a form of hate speech that stands for “rtrd,” “rtrder,” or other offensive words ending in “-tard.” While “mental retardation” was originally introduced as a medical term in 1961 for people with intellectual disabilities, in the decades since, the R-word has become an insult used all too commonly in everyday language. Those who use the R-word often do so with little regard for the pain it causes people with intellectual disabilities—and the exclusion it perpetuates in our society.
So why isn’t it enforced on this site? I’m called one everyday and I thought everyone else was on the same pare.
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