End the word “Retard” use!!

Gatlin McPherson
1 min readMar 20, 2022

The word “Retard” is slang for Mental Retardation. Mental Retardation was what doctor. psychologists and other professionals used to describe people with significant intellectual impairment. Today the R-word has become a common word used by the society as an insult for someone or something stupid. For example, you might hear someone “that is so retarted” or “Don’t be a retard” When used in this way, the r-word can apply to anyone or…

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