The word for today ladies and gent's is.....
Context.
Sure, but that doesn't mean someone won't take offense no matter the context. I know some japanese and they don't care at all about being called japs. I was on a car forum and said 'jap imports' (that's what cars imported from japan are called) and a japanese american took major offense to it. He basically said it is a no-no word in america, although he may have just been uptight or had a bad personal experience.
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