Educators Shed Light on Northern Slavery

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Originally posted by mulattogyrl
No offense taken, and no I don't mind you asking. The word never offended me, but then again, I have a different outlook on certain 'words' that some consider offensive. That a different thread though . In some contexts it's offensive, in others it's not. For those that may want some history on the word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

Thanks for your reply. I think my distaste comes from the origin of the word. It is a derivitive of the Spanish word for "mule" (the sterile offspring of a donkey and a horse) and that just seemed really condesending to me.