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DanaC · 04-13-2007, 09:39 AM

true enough. But this isn't the 60s. It's not about the inherent offensiveness of a word, it's about whether or not it's acceptable to use a term which the group in question finds offensive and which was originally externally imposed upon them.

04-13-2007, 09:39 AM	#30
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	true enough. But this isn't the 60s. It's not about the inherent offensiveness of a word, it's about whether or not it's acceptable to use a term which the group in question finds offensive and which was originally externally imposed upon them.