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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 3134988, member: 591"] Maybe I'm dense, so clarify - is it because the word "guerilla" (which I don't think is spelled right) sounds like gorilla? Because I am as sure as I can be that guerrilla as a word has nothing to do with the animal nor any connotation that could conceivably be considered racist so far as I am aware - in fact I looked it up and it is from the Spanish for war "guera". It refers to military or militia groups that come out of hiding, perform sneak attacks and go back into hiding. So I don't quite get it. Then again, there is a word for cheap that sort of looks like the "N" word and is spelled similarly (one g) although it is pronounced with a long 'I" (as it would be, based on how it is spelled) and has been pretty much banned. Again, it had zilch to do with the "N" word, not related in where it comes from or any reference it was ever used for. And yes, you shouldn't use words that offend people. But, as has been said, folks currently look for things to be offended over. And just to be clear - I don't mean Sylvia's comments, which if they were as stated certainly were capable of offending folks, regardless of how they were meant. [/QUOTE]