To gloss over his rowdy behavior and filthy heathenish appearance, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has decreed that the term "thug" is a racial slur equivalent to the "N-word". Actually, the term originated in reference to Islamic and Hindu sectarians from India that use to inflict violence upon unsuspecting travelers. So if we are to view the term as racially insensitive, must we also abandon the use of the term "vandal" or "vandalism" since that term traces its origins back to that of a marauding Germanic tribe that use to plunder Roman outposts?