Nigger And Retarded: Article Analysis

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Based on the table above, the words that should be banned is “nigger” and “retarded”. Nigger is a hateful slur to describe a person that is African-American. Retarded is used medically to describe a person that is “slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development” (“Retarded”). However some people use the word negatively and insult others by demeaning and spreading hate. There are some websites that advocates getting rid of the R-word. “Our campaign asks people to pledge to stop saying the R-word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people” (“Why Pledge”).
In the table above, the words that should not be banned is “whatever” because it has the lowest percentage from the rest of the words.

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