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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
^You can say whatever you want - but its not up to you to decide if the term is racist when you are not part of that race.
Has nothing to do with being PC - just be considerate of other people.
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It is up to me to decide. It is my vocabulary. There is still free speech(limited) in this country. Consideration of others is a factor but, there are other considerations as well: Is the person being unreasonably sensitive? Is the person making the request to change the subject? Is the word truly offensive? Do I want to offend them? Ect.
Personally I think the motivation for changing the word is political. The leadership wants the title "First Nation" because that is the basis of their legal arguments. That is why the average Indian you run into has no problem with the title and will use it themselves.