# What is going to be the next N-word, F-word, R-word?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 25, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-n-word-f-word-r-word/583151 "2011-05-25T14:09:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-n-word-f-word-r-word/583151/33 "2011-05-26T05:55:47Z")

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> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#):
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> Is “the R-word” actually settled? Proponents of treating it like a terrible slur seem to act like it is, but I don’t think they’ve made their case. I’ll just copy and paste what I posted the last time I was involved in a discussion on the matter (wherein “retarded” was compared to racial and homophobic slurs), and hope to get a decent response:

I’m sorry for the double-post, but I just saw this and I _had_ to comment.

Deafness is _not_ an undesirable trait to the millions in the Deaf community. Many many many Deaf people OBJECT to ‘fixing’ their deafness. My Deaf friends are Deaf. It’s like me being Jewish or my best friend being Chicano. It’s nothing you fix. It’s just part of who you are.

Sorry, I felt compelled to correct that.

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