12793956, Language is definitely fluid; though I disagree Posted by lonesome_d, Wed Apr-29-15 02:29 PM
that word origins are not germane to the appropriateness of contemporary usage in various contexts; 'It doesn't matter what it used to mean, it means something else now' ain't gonna cut it for a lot of words.
At any rate, the etymology was simply a response to denny's statement that he was unaware of any race-based connotations of the word thug; I wouldn't have felt it worth posting here otherwise.
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