The worrisome return of the R-Word
The slur disappeared but is once again popular to use on and offline. What's up with that? Over the past few years, the R-word — a term for disabled people that otherwise left the cultural lexicon — has been popping up more and more. It is the rare slur that goes out of vogue and makes a resurgence, particularly among…
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