I just found out about this, and I wish I had known earlier to post this.  But I found out from Knowledge Safari that yesterday was End The R-Word Day.

To be honest, I never really thought of banning the word. Of course it’s not a word I use, and it does irk me when I hear people say it.  Of course they don’t have the same connotation as I do.  People throw out the r-word like it’s the same as “dumb” and “stupid”.  And it kind of is.  But, like it says on their website, our language frames how we think about others.  Isn’t that the truth.  So why not…let’s ban this word!  Does it have any importance?  Isn’t there a more respectful way to say the same thing?

This is food for thought for me. What do you think?

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