What do you think of the word "thug"?

[cinyc]

9 out of 10 times it's used it's a racial dog whistle.

Especially when "progressives" call Republicans "Rethuglicans".

The PC police need to go away and stop telling people what they can and can't say.

[cinyc]

No one is telling you what you can't say. People are just calling you a racist when you say racist things.

I think it's ironic that Internet "progressives" who routinely call Republicans "Rethuglicans" are now lecturing people that the word "thug" is racist.  Especially when the word "thug" derives from India, where it described professional robbers and murderers who strangled their victims.

The PC police need to be stopped at every turn, especially when they are the ones who are warping the meaning of neutral words, claiming they are "racist" when they are not.