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Examples
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Since then whenever I have to use the Redskin word I always refer to it as the "R-Word."
Tim Giago: Indians as Mascots for America's Fun and Games Tim Giago 2012
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The classic example I often use is the time a pig was painted red, a feathered war bonnet attached to its head, and then the painted pig was chased around the football field at half-time at a Washington "R-Word" game.
Tim Giago: Indians as Mascots for America's Fun and Games Tim Giago 2012
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Instead of playing "Team Evil" and "Team Stupid" like in last night's debate about Fox News, they played "Team N-Word" and "Team R-Word" to see which derogatory term was more offensive.
Stewart Finds Hypocrisy In Sarah Palin Supporting Dr. Laura (VIDEO) 2010
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Instead of playing "Team Evil" and "Team Stupid" like in last night's debate about Fox News, they played "Team N-Word" and "Team R-Word" to see which derogatory term was more offensive.
Stewart Finds Hypocrisy In Sarah Palin Supporting Dr. Laura (VIDEO) 2010
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Meanwhile, the experts everywhere else in the OECD part of this planet Earth is hesitant to use the R-Word (Recession).
SEVEN DAYS MOURNING FOR SUHARTO: GEORGE W. BUSH WOULD LIKE THIS SORT OF ENDING 2008
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I use the "R-Word" here as a direct Obama quote and in this case the "R-Word" does not mean "Recession."
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Now that Sen. Obama knows how Native Americans feel about the "R-Word," perhaps he will refrain from using it again, and in the interim, perhaps he will do a little research about the horrid conditions existing in some parts Indian country.
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Meanwhile, the experts everywhere else in the OECD part of this planet Earth is hesitant to use the R-Word (Recession).
SEVEN DAYS MOURNING FOR SUHARTO: GEORGE W. BUSH WOULD LIKE THIS SORT OF ENDING 2008
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Since then whenever I have to use the Redskin word I always refer to it as the "R-Word."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tim Giago 2012
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The classic example I often use is the time a pig was painted red, a feathered war bonnet attached to its head, and then the painted pig was chased around the football field at half-time at a Washington "R-Word" game.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tim Giago 2012
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