Episode

Ep. 386 - The R-Word Returns!

Podcast: Fact Check This Podcast
Published: Jan 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 4057
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Summary

After years of SJWs trying to turn the word in to a slur and make sure anyone who called someone else a "retard" was ostracized from polite society, now the worm has turned and we're back baby! Bring back the 90's when we could call everyone all the slurs we wanted. History of the R-Word, MAGA's Favorite Slur The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It - The New York Times