Seems a weird time to refresh this (and another thread on a similar topic). It's not like racist songs have anything to do with what's currently happening in the US.

My nomination for something you'd think was offensive but wasn't: the English hornpipe "Black Mary's Hole". She had black hair and her "hole" was a London pub in the late 17th century which was a notorious thieves' hangout.

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Jim wanted to talk about racist terms in the "foul-mouthed" thread. I thought one of these would be a more appropriate place.