4lemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read"(lemmy.cafe)posted 3 months ago byspujb@lemmy.cafein 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneView comments87 commentssavehidereporthttps://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur Sort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]idiomaddict@feddit.de0 points3 months ago*And NAACP is still around, even with a name that was offensive 40 years ago, because a) it’s clearly not intended to offend; and b) the name recognition is incredibly helpful: I hear NAACP, I think W.E.B. DuBois and Thurgood Marshall. permalinksavereportparentreply