Regardless of the use of the word changing from race separation to class separation there's still a lot of historical pain associated with it. I think that in another 50 years this word will carry less baggage than it does today.
To completely butcher a quote from George Carlin - "Words are innocent. It's the racist ***hole using it you need to look out for."
To completely butcher a quote from George Carlin - "Words are innocent. It's the racist ***hole using it you need to look out for."