Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learn why the R-word, R-worded, or any form of the phrase "mental retardation" is no longer an acceptable way to describe ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. The Special Olympics has condemned Caitlyn Jenner for repeatedly using the R-word on Twitter. “Words matter. Do better, Ms. Jenner,” the sports ...

For a decade, disability advocates led a concerted effort to stomp out use of the word “retard.” Now they’re concerned that the language appears to be making a comeback. Online, in popular culture and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The R-word is making a comeback. Once pushed to the margins of acceptable language thanks to campaigns like "Spread the Word to ...

(CNN) — On an April episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the host used a slur within the first 45 seconds of the show. “The word ‘retarded’ is back, and it’s one of the great culture victories,” ...

On the evening before Thanksgiving, the president of the United States took to his social media platform to claim in a lengthy screed that immigration was destroying the country. In one spurious ...

This is how far they’d come: After years of campaigning against the “r-word,” advocates with Special Olympics decided they should avoid educating elementary school children about the slur because so ...

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It is not an easy thing to change which is why there's a major campaign to eliminate the "r-word." Spread the Word to End the Word is an on-going effort to raise awareness about the dehumanizing and ...

The R-word is making a comeback. Credit: Mashable illustration / Stacey Zhu Once pushed to the margins of acceptable language thanks to campaigns like "Spread the Word to End the Word," the R-word all ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article features language that may be hurtful to readers. On an April episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the host used a slur within the first 45 seconds of the show. “The word ...