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I suddenly realize the idea isn't that "Irish wagon" is offensive, it's that that word's a slur for Irish people.
by jbaber 2y ago
I suddenly realize the idea isn't that "Irish wagon" is offensive, it's that that word's a slur for Irish people.
- hammyhavoc 2y agoYep. The key thing is contextual intent, but it's important to not memoryhole the origins of words that might otherwise be best left firmly in the past. Not like we're short of ways to describe things.
- Dylan16807 2y agoEven if it once was, I don't think it counts as a slur anymore.