"It's pretty sad that a perfectly good word like "pickaninny", which is basically no different than "bambino" in an Italian context gets ruled out of order as racist. But I suppose in a country so screwed up by a history of racism it's inevitable."

McGrath - I grew up in the deep south. Trust me you're wrong when you say that pickaninney is a perfectly good word. It's not. Some words mean different things in different areas.