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I don't think I even saw anyone bother with the euphemism "r-word" until like 2012. It was common in media throughout the '00s and somewhat beyond. F----t and
by brimble 4y ago
I don't think I even saw anyone bother with the euphemism "r-word" until like 2012. It was common in media throughout the '00s and somewhat beyond.
F----t and derivatives, yes, that was on its way out even in my nowhere-near-the-coasts purple-county-in-a-red-state by the early '00s.
- bee_rider 4y agoI vaguely recall "retarded" sticking around a little longer than one might expect in the Northeast. It fits the local accent perfectly (got that ar in the middle to enthusiastically butcher). Of course I 100% agree with getting it out of the language nowadays, it is quite hurtful.
- dfxm12 4y agoYou can trace use of pre "r-word" euphemisms at least back to the mid aughts and Carlos Mencia. There are some interesting trends here. Spikes in searches seem to coincide with Mind of Mencia going on the air, Rosa's Law and a tweet from Ann Coulter directed at Obama. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F010rblgb https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=%...