TheBoost said:

I agree that there's little difference between insulting someone's racial characteristics ('darkie' 'walking carpet') and insulting their race.

Wait, what? No, is NO difference. Calling someone a "darkie" IS insulting their race.

This is the weirdest discussion I've ever had about SW. I am almost pretty sure both TheBoost and Bingo are just taking the piss on this one.

Are we just arguing, or is there actually a point somewhere? You've reached the point where you are comparing things like glasses to racial characteristic and now gone even further off the wall in suggesting that perhaps (if we ignore EU and PT) that not all Hutts resemble slugs which (possibly) implies that if we do the same not all Wookies are hairy... just feels a bit like the bullet has ricocheted at this point and is going all over the place trying to find a soft surface to embed itself into.