The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
Yahoo

Why are people using the R-word again?

The R-word is making a comeback. Once pushed to the margins of acceptable language thanks to campaigns like "Spread the Word to End the Word," the R-word all but disappeared from common use by the ...
CNN

The ‘r-word’ is back. How a slur became renormalized

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article features language that may be hurtful to readers. On an April episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the host used a slur within the first 45 seconds of the show. “The word ...
University of Wyoming

Using Reticulate to do Python in R

Reticulate is a handy way to combine Python and R code. From the reticulate help page suggests that reticulate allows for: "Calling Python from R in a variety of ways including R Markdown, sourcing ...
Rolling Stone

The R-Word’s Comeback Is a Grim Sign of Our Political Moment

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 ...