I can only assume the typos were intentional. And in that context, wouldn't your statement be a compliment to "niggars & geys"?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What's a niggar? Is it like a cigar? What about a gey? I'm confused.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

CONTEXT THAT'S OFFENSIVE TO TEXT!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have to disagree, if someone gets offended by certain words, those words are offensive regardless of how they were used. I mean if a black person grew up being insulted by white kids, and they frequently used the word 'nigger', and one of his friends one day said "Dude, niggers are awesome." and he asks his friend not to use that word, I don't think it's fair for his friend to just go "What the fuck man, I was paying you a compliment." if he has legitimate cause to find the word offensive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"The term "nigger" is a word that many people find offensive because it has historically carried a negative connotation." It is all about context.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But surely that makes it an offensive word?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If words were truly offensive, they would be offensive in every context, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What's the difference between 'truly offensive' and just 'offensive'?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was using "truly" as "actually," not creating a subdivision of offensive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Then I disagree, are you saying someone isn't allowed to be offended unless everyone else is?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

....no.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Surely for something to be offensive in every context, everyone would have to agree that it is offensive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was saying words themselves are not offensive, it's all about how you use them. If this wasn't true, then "offensive" words would be generally perceived as offensive, regardless of.context.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Right, but by some people they are, quite legitimately, hence my first comment.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have to disagree. There was a point in my life that the word "faggot" truely and deeply offended me, due to the way it had been used against my beat friend for several years. It was a word, that when used in any conversation or context, was like a shock to the system. Like it was a physical pain almost, really heart breaking. Years later, now that the word is more common on the Internet than just about any other, the effect has lessened. But I won't use it myself, and I encourage my friends not to.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's still the CONTEXT of the word that offended you, would you have been offended if someone said faggot when referring to a bundle of sticks? You were offended by the way it was used to referring to gay people, not the actual word it's self.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's a good point actually, even if I've never heard anyone use it in that context.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In some places the word faggot is slag for a cigarette. Example: "Don't smoke faggots in the house". Context matters.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's all about the macaroni, my friends. :] A friend of mine told this wonderful story. Basically, if someone was raised to think that macaroni was a mean word, they'd get offended every time someone said it. It's just words. Originality Is Dead ^^^^

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"That bitch ate my cracker!" "Well she's just a dog, she can't help it..."

by Anonymous 12 years ago