I'm not sure that's true. I think catering to the expectations set by the politically correct, especially in a case like this, is giving in where it isn't necessary.
If it were truly racist, I might agree with you, but it definitely isn't. Activists on the left have made it that way, but I say we shouldn't let them dictate the language of our debate.
Activists on the left have made it that way, but I say we shouldn't let them dictate the language of our debate.
I agree with you completely on that, and we see it everyday, as with leftists trying to censor legitimate arguments by labeling them, 'hate speech'.
Technically speaking, 'wetback' isn't racist, but I'd maintain that its derogatory. I'll argue about illegals with an illegal- but chances are I'll lose the argument, or at least their attention, if I call them a 'wetback'. I'd like to think that people turn to FR to form opinions, and language can make a difference