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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The original series Quantum Leap used the R-word referring to people with mental difficulties not as an insult. I understand today times have changed and used as a slur. Still used in medication today, meaning slow release tablets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Still used in medication today,

It is not.

meaning slow release tablets.

That’s a different context.