Who here is bothered by the term "Injun"?

MosbyMarion
Sun, 23 May 2010 11:49:42 +0000

There are only two situations where I would normally use the term:

1: When roleplaying a character from the 1800s.

2: In the phrase “injun speak” to describe a person saying things “Get wood. Make fire burn big. Water hot.”

I don’t use it to refer to a Native American, just as I don’t use the term ■■■■■■■■ to refer to a black person (or at all). But I was wondering if other people considered it offensive when used in the contexts above.