They were not meant to be a racial or ethnic slur.
We also set the bar very high for racial, ethnic and sexual slurs.
Some of the names below may also be used as ethnic slurs.
"This is an ethnic slur, and it's nothing more than that," she said last week.
The first is racism, as some black players have been victims of ethnic slurs.
He says she used ethnic slurs against him and his staff.
However, the clipped form is also in use as an ethnic slur.
We have a firm policy against any kind of ethnic slurs.
But there's no laughter coming from those who know an ethnic slur when they hear one.
They do not consider the song, as a whole, to be an ethnic slur.