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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] pyre 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

sorry *90s that was a typo

[–] pyre 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

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.