What words, if any, really offend you?

17-03-2018 09:45PM #1

Apparently, there are 7 dirty words that should never be said on television. The fact that some of them aren't swear filtered on here tells you that maybe they are not all so bad. Apart from these, I think racial slurs rank highly among those that cause offense, as do those that refer to people with learning difficulties and such. Are there any you enjoy saying? Are there some you think are too much? Do you think some folks are too sensitive? Are words just words?

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-03-2018 09:48PM

Manchester United

jacksie66 · 17-03-2018 09:49PM

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cantdecide · 17-03-2018 09:59PM

Just about cover it...
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Yer Da sells Avon · 17-03-2018 10:03PM

None, but if someone doesn't want me to say a certain word in their presence, I won't say it, whether I agree that it's offensive or not. Unless that person is a cunt, obviously.

Liamalone · 17-03-2018 10:05PM

****** really offends the life out of me!

17-03-2018 10:07PM

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

None, but if someone doesn't want me to say a certain word in their presence, I won't say it, whether I agree that it's offensive or not. Unless that person is a cunt, obviously.

What if they're a retard? Or a mong?

TG1 · 17-03-2018 10:08PM

Not a whole lot, but the fact that lot of people I work with curse, then apologise for cursing in front of me offends me...
Either be comfortable cursing or don't curse. The fact that they single me out to apologise to for it as I am one of very few females in the office bothers me more than the cursing!!

Tom Mann Centuria · 17-03-2018 10:09PM

Flavourful and addicting are words that offend me.

TomSweeney · 17-03-2018 10:11PM

****
****
**** **** **** cunty **** **** **** **** ****

TomSweeney · 17-03-2018 10:11PM

wow, cunty makes it ...

Yer Da sells Avon · 17-03-2018 10:12PM

Omackeral wrote: »

What if they're a retard? Or a mong?

Not words I'd be inclined to use, personally.

dxhound2005 · 17-03-2018 10:15PM

No offence, but this appears to be about America.

Pwindedd · 17-03-2018 10:17PM

Big fan of the c word. It short, blunt and elicits a variety of responses. But it should be used infrequently for maximum effect.

I'm not a fan of the word scum. I feel it's often misused to make people feel superior.

the purple tin · 17-03-2018 10:21PM

'it's your round'

Yer Da sells Avon · 17-03-2018 10:28PM

Pwindedd wrote: »

Big fan of the c word. It short, blunt and elicits a variety of responses. But it should be used infrequently for maximum effect.

Billy Connolly did a funny routine about reactions to that word in America (where 'motherfucker' doesn't even raise an eyebrow). He compared it with Glasgow, where one might casually use it when trying to remember a film star's name... "No, no, not him... some other cunt".

Junkyard Tom · 17-03-2018 10:31PM

cantdecide wrote: »

Just about cover it...

You can go **** yourself with **** you ****.

KERSPLAT! · 17-03-2018 10:31PM

Moist

cantdecide · 17-03-2018 10:32PM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

You can go **** yourself with **** you ****.

I'm not offended, I'm just very disappointed...

17-03-2018 10:35PM

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Billy Connolly did a funny routine about reactions to that word in America (where 'motherfucker' doesn't even raise an eyebrow). He compared it with Glasgow, where one might casually use it when trying to remember a film star's name... "No, no, not him... some other cunt".

It's mad, cunt is seen as a massively offense word but then again it can be a compliment in a way. ''Ah he's a sound cunt him.''

corner of hells · 17-03-2018 10:37PM

Bae and on fleek , a mong I work with uses them regularly in conversation.

She struggles a bit with "their" and "there" so people are generally gentle with her.

greencap · 17-03-2018 10:37PM

autoplay.

weird acronyms that pricks just assume the world knows because they know them.

threads which have links to a list rather than just fcking putting the list in the thread.

dxhound2005 · 17-03-2018 10:41PM

greencap wrote: »

autoplay.

weird acronyms that pricks just assume the world knows because they know them.

threads which have links to a list rather than just fcking putting the list in the thread.

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