A more plausible explanation is that there is a cultural difference. Things must be taken in context, and every culture has words or thoughts that seem demeanin

A more plausible explanation is that there is a cultural difference. Things must be taken in context, and every culture has words or thoughts that seem demeaning to another culture, but they were not intended to be. As an example, compare the use of the N word between a group of black people and a non-black group of people.