#R-word
I wrote last winter about the return of the r-word. I'm so mad.

www.startribune.com/r-word-slur-...
April 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
F him for using the R word
September 30, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Even the "don't say the r-word" consensus is over.
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Groimes mummy said the r word
March 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I thought a 50ish man using the R-word was sad enough but here’s his mommy using it too.
Guys: Elon's mom is beyond furious.
March 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Specifics of this story aside, it’s quite something seeing a mainstream journalist using the R word in 2026.
September 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
There’s that “R” word again.
August 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The word pirate has one i and an r.
September 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
2 things I think are unattractive.

1. using the r word
2. explaining how you actually should be allowed to use the r word
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
R word jump scare
May 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Recession is now Elmo's favorite "R"-word.
June 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The President of the United States used the R word. I’m so tired of anyone excusing anything he does.
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Hey everyone!

I’m on NPR’s “It’s been a minute” talking about the R word.

www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1...
The R-word is back. But why? : It's Been a Minute
Over the past few years, Brittany has noticed the resurgence the R-word - a word that otherwise left the cultural lexicon. And while that's troubling in and of itself, its return may also have larger ...
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
$2.5 trillion well spent.
May 25, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"the R word" is r*tard. a "hard R" is the N word with the R at the end. these are ummm very different things to accuse someone of saying
July 15, 2024 at 10:43 AM
this is days old now but im still fascinated by the fact that he censored the word ‘fuck’ but chose to say the r word uncensored. just a perfect look into the world of anti-woke gen x mindset
January 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#ResistanceUnited

You don't have "sexual relations" with an underage girl. There's a specific word for that. Four letters, starts with R.
December 23, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Quick question — what reason do Pierre Poilievre’s top adviser and Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner have to follow an account called r-word finder?
March 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well, not that R word.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Graham Platner apologizes for using the r-word.
Graham Platner apologizes for using the r-word
After reporting by Mother Jones, the democratic senate candidate offered a mea culpa.
www.motherjones.com
April 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
officially pronouncing the word "oligarch" with a hard r until further notice
There was a time when the ultra-wealthy in this country at least pretended to acknowledge their privilege and their luck. It helped fuel a sense of civil obligation.

These days, however:

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/n...
May 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ironic considering Elon Musk called Hasan the r word today
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM