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crucial2099 posted...

an etymologist already uncovered the origins of the term red skin and found that it was a native american creation. keep digging your hole buddy lol

your own Foreskins article addressed this.

A descriptivist account would surely recognize that sometime in the period after redskin initially had positive connotations of American Indian unity and solidarity, its usage took on a much darker meaning. As the orientation of the new (white) Americans shifted from one of sympathy towards the American Indians, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, to enmity in the mid-1800s and beyond, with westward expansion, the word itself transformed
The word itself was composed of the exact same letters, yet its effect was the polar opposite of its initial usage, because though it was describing the same group of people, its intent had been changed by the users.

I know you cant comprehend that words change meaning over time but do try to keep up

oh hes suspended. Good

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