Joe Rogan triggers the mob, says he’s happy the R-word ‘is back and it’s one of the great culture victories’

Podcaster Joe Rogan is once again stirring controversy on social media by expressing his happiness that the use of a “slur” is making a comeback.

Critics are upset that Rogan claimed the word “retarded” is “back” after being deemed a slur. He called the resurgence of the word’s use is “one of the great culture victories” which he claims is “spurred on, probably, by podcasts.”

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JOE ROGAN: “The word retarded is back and it’s one of the great culture victories.” pic.twitter.com/WiASglTBc6

— Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) April 10, 2025

He had spoken about the use of the word in an episode from 2024 when he said that the “woke s**t is out the window.”

“That word – retard – comes flying out of these kids’ mouths. They’re bringing that back strong. That woke thing, it got into college and then the high school kids, the ones coming up now, they’re rejecting it,” he said.

Critics have come down hard on Rogan for his use of the term, including author Maureen McCormick.

Joe Rogan, @joerogan
Your statement that “the ‘R’ word is back and it’s one of the great culture victories,” ignores the terrible hurt it causes to the millions of people with intellectual disabilities. This is not a victory. It is a regression.

— Maureen McCormick (@MoMcCormick7) April 11, 2025

“Joe Rogan, [y]our statement that ‘the ‘R’ word is back and it’s one of the great culture victories,’ ignores the terrible hurt it causes to the millions of people with intellectual disabilities. This is not a victory. It is a regression,” she commented.

Others expressed similar sentiments:

Fuck all of them.
Fuck that slur.
Fuck anyone who uses it.
And fuck anyone who wants to use it but doesn’t.

How fucking dare you be proud for ignorance and hatred to spread. How fucking dare you be happy that the group of people this slur originated against can’t defend thmslvs. https://t.co/N53fl5JzH2

— The Goth Gay☠️️‍️‍⚧️ (@UnH0ly_Wh0re) April 11, 2025

barstool conservatism is happy to throw away our global order, our economic prosperity, the remainder of our good social norms and public morality, etc just for the chance to say “retarded” in public without being judged. https://t.co/oOyCeVEMIm

— Bill (@billbuckleystan) April 12, 2025

if you’re happy you can say the r-word it’s because you’re an insensitive, unintelligent fuck that is too fucking stupid to expand your vocabulary https://t.co/OmMCN5b8k7

— victoria (@litttlesnappy) April 11, 2025

There are hundreds of words to use instead that don’t make other human beings feel unnecessarily lesser than https://t.co/5zkurHS2gH

— John Kirby (@john_kirby) April 11, 2025

Using the R-word is degrading to the person & uncharitable. The R-word should not be on Christians’ lips. https://t.co/K8RbYOpJaE

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) April 11, 2025

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