I was just reading the news when I noticed an article about Chevrolet SS. It has been used in these cars since 1961 and it stands for “Super Sport” rather than “Schutzstaffel”. Still Israeli organizations now want to ban this car.
When wise people say that we should never forget the history to be able to avoid repeating it, I don’t think they mean this. It’s different to ban words that are used as a tool to intentionally insult someone – but we cannot just simply start banning every single word because someone might find it insulti