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Originally Posted by nik-
Lets be honest, the term was racist from the start, but society on the whole was way more accepting of racism in the past.
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Word origins are strange. I suspect if you look back on a lot of terms that we consider racist or offensive today - you will find the origins may be quite different.
But who cares.
The fact that the term is associated with such a terrible history is the relevant point, and how the term is perceived today.