As someone who grew up in the U.S. in the 1990s, I am all too familiar with a culture in which anything you and your friends disapprove of is “retarded,” and anybody you might care to insult is a ...

History famously repeats itself. Still, I never expected "retarded," the insult du jour of my youth, to come back in style — especially after it was canceled only years ago. These days, mostly on X, I ...

After President Donald Trump used the word “retarded” recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. A new report finds that a ...

Just a few months ago, fans balked at Eminem’s use of the derogatory term “retarded” in his song “Walk on Water.” Now Steve Harvey and wife Marjorie are in the hot seat. A video posted to Marjorie ...

For a decade, disability advocates led a concerted effort to stomp out use of the word “retard.” Now they’re concerned that the language appears to be making a comeback. Online, in popular culture and ...

The Special Olympics launched a campaign yesterday to banish the word "retard," a casual insult that derives from an out-of-favor medical term and has long been considered inappropriate. People signed ...

Q: Please stop using the word “retarded” as an insult, Dan. I know it can be hard to break a verbal habit, but please make an effort. Perhaps you should have a “retard jar” on your desk that you put a ...

Bravo to Ms. Barnatt’s letter regarding the use of the word “retard”. As a sister of a mentally retarded adult, I would advise anyone to, as they say “walk 24 hours in their shoes” before using that ...