# Republitrolls.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republitrolls/777646>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 20, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republitrolls/777646 "2017-01-20T17:53:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republitrolls/777646/315 "2017-01-24T13:42:19Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> Calling all Mexicans wetbacks is incorrect usage of the term. The term is applied correctly to anyone who swims the Rio Grande and illegally enters the USA, regardless of country of origin, and as such is not an ethnic slur. Only people who look for things to be offended about think it is one.

Ahh, the old “n\*\*\*\*r isn’t racist because it only applies to the bad ones” argument (also known as “not all black people are n\*\*\*\*\*s”). Haven’t heard that one in a while! Please, tell us more about your opinion on ethnic slurs. Is beaner not a slur since it only applies to people who eat beans? Maybe there aren’t any racial or ethnic slurs at all, since they can only apply to certain groups within an ethnic group (or some other sub-grouping)!

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