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Richard65 · M
In the UK, the word is frowned upon and is hardly used. I've noticed on here that Americans, particularly right wingers, seem to enjoy using the term in a derogatory fashion. Despite the social stigma that still exists, I think the UK is far ahead of most countries in recognising the rights of people with learning disabilities and stringent laws are in place to prevent the abuse of those people. Anyone who uses the R word is an ignorant moron. It isn't big and it's far from clever. If someone uses it to insult you, it says a lot more about them than it does about you.
