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 Wikipedia isn't authoritative  far from it.  And I've consulted numerous references, and there is absolutely nothing in any of them which identifies the word as a pejorative.  Not in Merriam-Webster, not in American Heritage, not in Encarta.  Yes, the word often has been used by racists, but so, too, do racists, presumably use words like ""ignorant,"" ""presumptuous,"" and ""idiot.""  But that doesn't necessarily make them pejorative, now, does it?  The POV tag is removed  unless you can point to an authoritative source that identifies the word  which you seem sufficiently unfamiliar with that you've misspelled it repeatedly  as inherently pejorative.  You have voiced the objection.  You have been invited to change the word to something more to your liking, yet you've refused.  So, stop bellyaching.  "