When I was a kid, some of the others called Italian-American kids w0p or 'day-go' and it never bothered me. I took it as a badge of honor, as I was proud of my Italian heritage.

BTW, my last name of Norton was an effort to sound "American" when an uncle ran for Mayor in a town where anyone with a vowel at the end of their name couldn't even be elected to dog-catcher.

It seems to me in this day and age of people eager to take offense at a term, turning it around and being proud of that name defuses any stressful feelings. It's all about choice in your own mind.

On the other hand, if you know someone is sensitive to a term, be kind and just don't use it.

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