The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "When we allow this slur to make a comeback, we’re not just permitting offensive speech — we're potentially undermining the ...

Over the past few years, Brittany has noticed the resurgence of the R-word - a word that otherwise left the cultural lexicon. And while that's... The R-word is back. But why? Over the past few years, ...

A recent social media post has brought attention to the usage of the r-word. Many are up in arms about it, while others don’t get it at all. The r‑word has been tossed around for years, usually as a ...

As someone who grew up in the U.S. in the 1990s, I am all too familiar with a culture in which anything you and your friends disapprove of is “retarded,” and anybody you might care to insult is a ...

In the winter of 2009, Special Olympics held a global youth summit that launched a new effort to end the use of the r-word, “retarded,” as a disability slur. Over the following decade, the initiative ...

(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,” ...