> If the term has no negative connotation until 40-ish years ago, and all of the negative connotation was fabricated out of thin air? Don't dismiss the power o

> If the term has no negative connotation until 40-ish years ago, and all of the negative connotation was fabricated out of thin air? Don't dismiss the power of the "euphemism treadmill" to change the connotation of a word over time.