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Thanks. So it's a term that's taken its own life in US, and is not itself offensive, but labels the user as a member of one faction in the current US culture wa

by fsloth 7y ago

Thanks. So it's a term that's taken its own life in US, and is not itself offensive, but labels the user as a member of one faction in the current US culture wars. Even if one was speaking only about Irish history without any link to US. Sigh.

rsynnott 7y ago
It's a term that, as far as anyone can see, _originated_ in the US.
- fsloth 7y ago
  Thanks, that clarifies why it's felt to be such an odd thing.