Appropriate terminology

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 89501

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" wrote:...but the 
term woman wasn't an insult...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

Ever hear a Marine drill sergeant refer to a gaggle of recruits 
as "Ladies"? They still do that.

When I first became aware of the dreaded "n" word, I heard it 
defended as a function of a southern accent, no insult intended.

I would not be at all surprised if JKR meant to include a reference 
to the patronizing divisiveness of the term "muggle" when she 
invented it.

--JDR