[lkiernan]

My initial reaction to your comment was along the lines of

> Do you consider how a black person might feel writing it? It seems somewhat necessary to bring up past persecutions.

I had likened this to swearing to highlight emotional intent. However I have no idea how that word affects some people. I'm just a white guy who is in no position to have an opinion on whether this is okay and was wrong to belittle it.