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It's partly context, but it's also that you don't get to choose whether a particular word in a particular context is offensive to another person.
by mooism2 14y ago
It's partly context, but it's also that you don't get to choose whether a particular word in a particular context is offensive to another person.
- stdbrouw 14y agoWhat is socially acceptable is decided by society, not by any particular individual. Mind you, that doesn't prevent us from being more careful around people we know to sensitive to certain forms of address, but in a public forum that's not really possible because you don't know who you're talking to.
- sageikosa 14y agoYes, but we can mock the offense as inferred rather than implied.