With the PC and pussification of America today everyone is a racist or a bigot. It's unfortunate that perhaps the single greatest and influential TV sitcom in history would never see the light of day beyond the network censors if someone presented an All in the Family script to CBS today. I'm not PC nor racist and kraut, Jap, heb, wop etc are not the same as the term nigger. And the fact that there's no resolution or attempts to ban those words proves it. Unless whether or not a word or symbol is offensive or banned depends more on how powerful your lobby is, cause I know there's been attempts at both state and federal levels to ban the use of the N-word and the flying of the rebel flag but not the use of the word fag or the banning of the swastika. Should offense be taken when you incorrectly use the word Jews in political discussions when you should be referring to the citizens of that strip of sand as Israeli's.
Btw... if you've never been to Chalet Alpina, they have several items on their menu listed as "krauts" as a side dish instead of the typical coleslaw. Personally I recommend the spiced kraut... tastes a bit like kimchi. And did you know according to Wikipedia the word Hun is considered an offensive term. Does that mean I need to refer to Attila the Hun as Attila the H-word?