We lived in England, where my son learned to talk in British schools. PCSed back here and enrolled him in school here. At lunch, while talking, he used the word 'snigger'(used like snicker), got a call from the asst. pricipal who was outraged by this 'racist' word. She would not accept that it was anything but.
That's liberals for you: ignorant, oversensitive and sanctimonious.