Vandal is commonly used to describe criminality yet it is an ethnic group
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Interesting - I didn't know that - again, another word that I'd say is no longer considered an ethnic slur (because many folks don't know its background).
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“Ethnic group” is a somewhat misleading way to describe a Roman-era Germanic tribe that hasn’t existed in hundreds of years. Not quite apples-to-apples there.
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Their descendants are still alive. They originated in Poland. What’s the difference btw ethnic group and tribe? Nothing.
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The descendants of the Estrucans and Phoenicians are also still alive, as is the case for dozens of other civilizations of antiquity; that doesn't make it analytically useful or accurate to suggest they constitute a modern "ethnic group"
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So using their name as a slur is okay so long as they don’t exist today?
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Had Clinton been nominated to SCOTUS we would have stories about "Hillary's sherpa" once again.
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Plus, "high altitude porter" doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Hmm, if you want to see condescending abuse, look up reviled NYT travel story ostensibly on contemplative spots in LA and how twit author tosses around shinrin-yoku
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