Reply #138: This thread reminds me of the Tar Baby thread that ran a few [View All]

[hedgehog]

months back. A term that meant one thing in one community meant something very different and very offensive in another community. Simple courtesy dictates that once people are aware that others find the term offensive they will stop using it. Another example is the adverb "niggardly" which means miserly. It is not a common term these days and is apt to be misunderstood, so the courteous thing to do is to use the synonym.