When is a word used as a slur in a historical context? How to deal with it? I dug into a recent that claim that Frank Sinatra had sung a slur in one of his #songs in 1958. This was a more complex topic to understand from an #etymology, #history and #social contexts than I thought it would be.

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The Chairman Is Slurring?

Frank Sinatra circa 1958 The other day I found a clip of a VTuber talking about expanding beyond their typical music taste. In this cas...

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The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again
The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/r-word-normalization-9.7156594?cmp=rss
The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again
The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/r-word-normalization-9.7156594?cmp=rss
The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again
The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/r-word-normalization-9.7156594?cmp=rss
The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again
The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/r-word-normalization-9.7156594?cmp=rss

Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

https://misryoum.com/us/lifestyle/racial-slur-at-bafta-awards-stirs-complex-feelings/

For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards incident earlier this week where a vocal tic manifested as a racial slur while two Black stars of the movie “Sinners” were onstage has left...

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