Offense? Get the fuck over it, the word only means what it means to you.
I'm a cracka. I have friends that are niggas, spics, chinks, towel-heads, and what ever other "offensive" names there are. I judge a person by their actions and personality.
I'm as while as they come, I am 40% Irish, 40% Norwegian, and 20% German.
No one bothers to mention the opression the Romans did to poor. It was not until Spartacus got the balls to start revolting that it changed.
No one botheres to mention the opression that the Spanish forced upon any of the Native peoples in the lands they conqoured.
No one botheres to mention the opression of the Irish and Chinese from the Rail Road industry when the United States started expanding West.
A person has certain features, including color of skin, because of evolution. For example: the Blacks have a wide nose and dark skin because of the immense heat in Africa.
Generalzations are funny, because it is what is seen most commonly amongst a group of people.
A person of charcter can laugh at themselves...