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"it is pretty sad that many people are not aware of its origins"

I did not know of its origin until I saw it on here.  There are many
areas of knowledge that I consider important, but the obscure origin
of phrases is not one of them.  It would seem that the only way in
which these origins are being PERPETUATED is by those who keep
bringing them up.

It is true that we must never forget the actions of our ancestors
(and perhaps our next door neighbors, or even ourselves) that we
now know to be wrong, but on the other hand, if 100 years from
now the words "nigger" and "kike" are totally unknown to the
general population, I would be more than pleased.

If language DOES indeed shape our attitudes (and to make a
convincing case for PC language revision, one must believe that
it does), then perhaps the elimination of the words from the
language might change attitudes.  But of equally valuable
importance would be the vanishing of the offensive
MEANINGS of those words.  And as long as those meanings are
maintained by constant reminders, it seems doubtful that they
will ever die.

Darryl at TCU