The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, experiences, and words without stepping back to look at how taking the word away does nothing to take away their attitudes behind it. While leftist culture has abandoned the word "retarded, " we are still treated with the same hatefulness and discrimination implicit in that word. It's time to own this word for ourselves. In the fifth installment of this very relevant zine series, contributors delve into relationships.