[fsloth]

Thanks. So it's a term that's taken its own life in US, and is not itself offensive, but labels the user as a member of one faction in the current US culture wars.

Even if one was speaking only about Irish history without any link to US.

Sigh.

[rsynnott]

It's a term that, as far as anyone can see, _originated_ in the US.

[fsloth]

Thanks, that clarifies why it's felt to be such an odd thing.