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US campaign against the "r-word"

This is a discussion on US campaign against the "r-word" within the US Politics forums, part of the General Discussion category on Politics.ie. Originally Posted by liamfoley Without reading further than the title I am hoping that the r word is recession. Without ...
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Without reading further than the title I am hoping that the r word is recession.
Without reading further than the title I am assuming its what Chinese kids call black kids and it needs to be stamped out .
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As someone who has a son with Down Syndrome I don't get offended by that type of language. What does annoy me is, people geting annoyed on my behalf, about things that they think that I should be annoyed about...........like the use of language. I would be much happier if more funding went into helping with the services that are needed, rather than silly campagines like this. Actually this camapgine is retarded.........THERE
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There's a large US campaign against the r-word, it has a pledge website:
R-word.org - Change the conversation...



Sarah Palin is behind it:
Palin's campaign against the "R-word" hits snag with Limbaugh - Yahoo! News

Rush Limbaugh won't stand for the political correctness:
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Limbaugh takes heat for using ‘R’ word - Blogs from CNN.com

Obama's chief of staff got caught saying it, so a high powered delegation went to the White House to make him apologize
Rahm Takes Pledge Not to Use R-Word - Political Punch

The GOP has taken hits also:
FOXNews.com - Perry Campaign Apologizes for Using 'R' Word

What do people think of this campaign - and the general notion of political campaigns to cleanse the language ?

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What "R" word? Or more correctly, which "R" word?
Right?
Rip?
Redact?
Release?
Retain?
Retina?
Rod?
Restaurant?
Rest-room?
Rely?

So many words which start with "R", which to choose.
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I thought the R word was ''recession'' at first.

In any case its a load of codswallop to ban a word . It will only make sincere people feel guilty by their own usage of legitimate words while the sociopaths just don't give a monkeys anyway and will find some other word or continue to use it anyway. Any word said in an appropriately jeering tone of voice can become the next word getting the same treatment.
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Any word said in an appropriately jeering tone of voice can become the next word getting the same treatment.
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What "R" word? Or more correctly, which "R" word?
Right?
Rip?
Redact?
Release?
Retain?
Retina?
Rod?
Restaurant?
Rest-room?
Rely?

So many words which start with "R", which to choose.
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