I apologize for first using the objectionable term in the thread. I regret that Ditka was warned for, in effect, quoting me, I ask that the Warning be rescinded. I think his use, like mine, was in playful jest.
FWIW, at this point I’m happy to wear the objectionable term as a source of pride! “Right-winger,” OTOH, is intended as a nasty pejorative when I use it — perhaps I should be warned when I use that term.