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Originally Posted by Shasown
Not strictly true the word possibly also originates from the fair skin turning red under the Australian sun like a pomegranate. It was deemed to be an inoffensive word by the Australian Racial Commission a few years ago.
It was however found that the word wasnt in use before the end of the 19th century, that doesnt exactly fit with the transportation origin theory of the word.
As to its offense, surely that would be down to the context in which it is being used.
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Oh right, thank you for the info.