GMcGath on Nostr: Regarding names for categories of people as offensive because of their etymology ...
Regarding names for categories of people as offensive because of their etymology could force you to reject more words than you think. "Villain" once meant "peasant" or "rustic." "Slav" and "slave" come from the same root.
#etymology
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