1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ chiefanchor http://rainbowdash.net/chiefanchor http://rainbowdash.net/notice/936146 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/218" class="url" title="The Dude"><span class="fn nickname">mrbananabeak</span></a></span> It has everything to do with the connotation most associated with it. As with the slur you used, it is mostly used in the derogatory sense. Hence why advised you to drop it.