What would be the most offensive word in the English language now?

NIMAN · 25-02-2019 3:44pm #1

From the last few years, I'd say it has to be the 'N' word.
(Afraid to type it in case it isn't censored properly on Boards and the Gardai come to arrest me).

It would likely have been the cnut word for many folk, but since I heard it a handful of times in the Oscar nominated 'The Favourite', it seems to be going mainstream.

I watched a news piece the other day about police racism in England since the Stephen Lawrence murder, and a black man actually said something like "back then walking down the street I would have been called the n word".

So its now so offensive that even black people aren't allowed to say the word when explaining a situation. Was this black man afraid that the internet would turn on him for using it??

Will we ever hear the full word uttered again, or is simply going to become "the n word".

25-02-2019 3:45pm

NIMAN wrote: »

From the last few years, I'd say it has to be the 'N' word.

NIMAN?

25-02-2019 3:45pm

Twink.

Cina · 25-02-2019 3:46pm

Depends whether you are.

Call someone a c**t in America and you'll get a lot of disgusted looks. Call someone a c**t in Cork and you'll be best mates for life.

Sabre0001 · 25-02-2019 3:47pm

Probably ****, ******, ******, ****, ****, or ***************

theteal · 25-02-2019 3:47pm

Moist

JohnnyFlash · 25-02-2019 3:54pm

Cüntwart

jimgoose · 25-02-2019 4:05pm

Minge, furburger, beef curtains, pork portcullis and kebab, in no particular order. Note that these may or may not be moist.

jammiedodgers · 25-02-2019 4:05pm

An incorrect pronoun

pleas advice · 25-02-2019 4:06pm

Twunt

orourkeda1977 · 25-02-2019 4:07pm

Him and her

Hector Savage · 25-02-2019 4:07pm

the N word ?
Yes nigger is quite an offensive word - but remember it's all about context!!

NIMAN · 25-02-2019 4:09pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

the N word ?
Yes nigger is quite an offensive word - but remember it's all about context!!

Exactly.

I still would have liked to hear the black man on C4 News the other night use it, after all, its what he was being called as he walked down the street.

orourkeda1977 · 25-02-2019 4:09pm

retard

Hector Savage · 25-02-2019 4:12pm

btw, I am almost 100% sure I will receive some sort of infraction for that, which is a shame, again-context is so important.

Cina · 25-02-2019 4:12pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

the N word ?
Yes nigger is quite an offensive word - but remember it's all about context!!

Context?

There are very few contexts where it's not an offensive word.

DJIMI TRARORE · 25-02-2019 4:12pm

Snowflake,

jimgoose · 25-02-2019 4:12pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Exactly.

I still would have liked to hear the black man on C4 News the other night use it, after all, its what he was being called as he walked down the street.

Black American comedians like Eddie Griffin and Dave Chappelle use that word to great effect - I am in particular reminded of Griffin's analysis of Barack Obama's placing of a swing-set on the front lawn of the White House. :pac::pac::pac:

Signore Fancy Pants · 25-02-2019 4:13pm

Millenial

Snowflake

Tranny

Fagg0t

Theres no right answer to this question. Everyone is different.

artanevilla · 25-02-2019 4:14pm

Moist gusset.

Cienciano · 25-02-2019 4:15pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Minge, furburger, beef curtains, pork portcullis and kebab, in no particular order. Note that these may or may not be moist.

Surely that should be just "porkcullis"?

GreeBo · 25-02-2019 4:15pm

Brexiteer.

Gallant_JJ · 25-02-2019 4:17pm

jimgoose · 25-02-2019 4:17pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

btw, I am almost 100% sure I will receive some sort of infraction for that, which is a shame, again-context is so important.

I blame the hommasekshuls an' nigra radicals.

Hector Savage · 25-02-2019 4:19pm

Cina wrote: »

Context?

There are very few contexts where it's not an offensive word.

You misunderstand, the context I used it in here shouldn't be offensive.
I am not using it in a racial slur.

magic_murph · 25-02-2019 4:34pm

fine gael

Spleerbun · 25-02-2019 4:38pm

Cina wrote: »

Context?

There are very few contexts where it's not an offensive word.

There are loads. Say for example you wake up in Chris Brown's body (aww yeaaaaaahhh)

Boom_Bap · 25-02-2019 4:39pm

There

yourdeadwright · 25-02-2019 4:45pm

Isn't it mental that a sound that come out your mouth can be offensive even out of context,

For instance a comedian ( can't remember the name ) on Netflix had his contents removed from there ap because he used the word not in a hateful way either but then Netflix PR guy used the word in a meeting describing the first incident and he was fired , For literally describing what had occurred,

Its absolutely crazy ,

Spleerbun · 25-02-2019 4:49pm

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Isn't it mental that a sound that come out your mouth can be offensive even out of context,

For instance a comedian ( can't remember the name ) on Netflix had his contents removed from there ap because he used the word not in a hateful way either but then Netflix PR guy used the word in a meeting describing the first incident and he was fired , For literally describing what had occurred,

Its absolutely crazy ,

Imagine a word having that much power over you. Like imagine being in a fight or verbal confrontation with someone and always being hyper aware that, in amongst millions of other possible insults, that the other person could at any moment say a word that would make you absolutely and completely lose your shït. It may be easy for me to say but the word would lose all power if people just decided not to be offended by it

yourdeadwright · 25-02-2019 4:54pm

Spleerbun wrote: »

Imagine a word having that much power over you. Like imagine being in a fight or verbal confrontation with someone and always being hyper aware that, in amongst millions of other possible insults, that the other person could at any moment say a word that would make you absolutely and completely lose your shït. It may be easy for me to say but the word would lose all power if people just decided not to be offended by it

People are odd ,

my3cents · 25-02-2019 4:57pm

FAT

Hector Savage · 25-02-2019 5:48pm

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Isn't it mental that a sound that come out your mouth can be offensive even out of context,

For instance a comedian ( can't remember the name ) on Netflix had his contents removed from there ap because he used the word not in a hateful way either but then Netflix PR guy used the word in a meeting describing the first incident and he was fired , For literally describing what had occurred,

Its absolutely crazy ,

Exactly what I'm talking about.
Netflix is bat**** crazy though, they have an official rule where you aren't allowed make eye contact with a female for longer than 5 seconds, you need to look away, even if you are in a meeting with her.

I remember seeing another news anchorwoman on a US station, and she was nearly in tears as she was describing such and such "using the ..." (sobbing)
"N word"
What is a person like that hiding ?
Why does she feel she needs to virtue signal like that ? Maybe she is a closet racist and needs to really mask it - dunno it's bizarre!
Look at this

The really frightening thing is (yes it's real) she is a planetary scientist for NASA - so you'd imagine some sort of intelligence there.

How f*cking condescending tho ?

"Let the little black people enjoy their film"

Badly Drunk Boy · 25-02-2019 5:51pm

Cina wrote: »

Context?

There are very few contexts where it's not an offensive word.

Joseph Konrad wrote The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' in 1897 but it was published in the US under a different name, not because the N-word was offensive but just because the publishers didn't think people would want to read a book about a black man.

A new edition was pulished 10 years ago called The N-Word of the Narcissus, but the publishers said it wasn't censorship. They did it so people would find easier to access the story, rather than avoiding it due to the 'offensive' word.

RobertKK · 25-02-2019 5:53pm

Tax

mfceiling · 25-02-2019 5:55pm

Louis CK (ohhh who's offended now) reckons saying "the n word" is worse than saying n*gger because if you say "the n word" you are making the other person say n*gger in their head.

MarkR · 25-02-2019 5:57pm

Maga

pleas advice · 25-02-2019 5:59pm

^ make acronyms great again

randd1 · 25-02-2019 6:09pm

Calling somebody by their non-preferred pronoun seems to be the most offensive thing you can say out there at the moment.

Your Face · 25-02-2019 6:15pm

Work

Snickers Man · 25-02-2019 6:15pm

randd1 wrote: »

Calling somebody by their non-preferred pronoun seems to be the most offensive thing you can say out there at the moment.

Man, oh, man. That's crazy!

banie01 · 25-02-2019 8:30pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

The really frightening thing is (yes it's real) she is a planetary scientist for NASA - so you'd imagine some sort of intelligence there.

How f*cking condescending tho ?

"Let the little black people enjoy their film"

That movie really really irked me!
It's a bang average Marvel flick, not the Uber masterpiece that half the world praised to high heaven as a breakthrough "movie of colour"
Even it having Oscar wins over some other much much better popcorn fare generated by Marvel is annoying.
I heard it described as Nigga Cat, and I can't think of it anymore as anything else.

Racism is obviously a serious issue for those affected, and for those of us who are lucky enough to be gifted with the auld white privilege...
It's not "as" serious...

But the censorship of the use of words and of language because of the inferred hurt or potential banana skin of upsetting others, is to my mind the wrong way to deal with it.

As is claiming the word, as has become de riguer for many movements.
Yes, the idea of appropriating the word to diminish it's "power" is a nice thought.
But it all too quickly becomes a means of identity and ensuring the "right" people use the word.

I saw this tweet today and it struck me just how true it's becoming.
Outrage is becoming a default position.
Nuance, context and humour are subjective but unfortunately these days they are all to often not even considered.

https://twitter.com/itsprollygas/status/1099701615030923264?s=19

Jimbob1977 · 25-02-2019 8:31pm

White

GMSA · 25-02-2019 8:32pm

artanevilla wrote: »

Moist gusset.

Is that you Susie Dent?

The Rape of Lucretia · 25-02-2019 8:36pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

the N word ?
Yes nigger is quite an offensive word - but remember it's all about context!!

'N w**d' is more offensive really. Its a cynical have your cake and eat. We know what those using it are saying. They are racist, and want to use the alternative word, but use 'N w**d' to pretend they arent racist, pretend they arent using an offensive term, but they are fooling nobody. If you werent racist, you would have no use to use the word in the first place, nor any disguise of it.

25-02-2019 8:37pm

NIMAN wrote: »

What would be the most offensive word in the English language now?

'Responsibility'.

Flaccus · 25-02-2019 8:44pm

Cina wrote: »

Context?

There are very few contexts where it's not an offensive word.

https://youtu.be/G39AJrNlWw4

mad muffin · 25-02-2019 8:45pm

White male

freshpopcorn · 25-02-2019 8:51pm

I remember last year a lot of people were horrified with the word sl*t during the Belfast rape trial and how people could use that word to describe a woman.
I remember being at college and a lot of the women used it either as a put down or in a joking matter.
There was a lot of out rage about it.
A few weeks later the same word was written on a fridge in blood in Fair City before the water shed.

Hercule Poirot · 25-02-2019 8:52pm

Agatha Christie wrote a novel in which a poem called "Ten Little ****" featured prominently. The title upon release in the UK was also "Ten Little ****". It was even set in a place called ****** Island. In the US it was released under the title "And Then There Were None" (which is what it is released as internationally today) and references to the word ****** were removed and replaced. The poem was called "Ten Little Indians" or "Ten Little Soldiers" depending on the year of publication.

Now what I've written to there uses the word ****** multiple times. Is it racist? No, no it's not. I think it's perfectly to OK to use the word ****** when describing historical facts. Because were the words that were used, no more, no less

And no one ever quotes Muhammed Ali as saying "No Vietnamese man ever killed an N-word"

Edit: the boards filter blocks the N-word in singular but not in plural, they might want to look at that....

Rubberchikken · 25-02-2019 9:06pm

outraged.

this word wears me down.
and im offended.

oh..offended too

What would be the most offensive word in the English language now?

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