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    4 months ago

    that’s not what we’re talking about. as the original commenter said, using the r word to refer to any mentally challenged person was already a no-no. that law changed official use of the word, not the r word itself used as an insult.

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      4 months ago

      law reflects society. just providing a timeline for things, the word as an insult was a problem starting well into the 90s so it’s absolutely absurd to blame it on sarah palin in 2013.

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        if you think people started saying r-word in the 70s you’re out of your mind

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            ok, but the r word was very much acceptable through the early 2000s. it was even casually used on tv.

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              ok, but so was the n-word with a slightly different timeline. none of this invalidates my statement that sarah palin has nothing to do with it.