For being a bit bored and slightly irritated by people constantly being offended by a word!!

[xlr8]

Why is it that a word used by someone from a different..part of the country, upbringing , culture , education or decade offends so many people? Why do we all make such a big deal about not liking a word that someone has used to describe something?
What ever happened to sticks and stones????????

[SNoraWotzThat]

one word or some words

[NoBiggy]

Is it bum, poo or wee-wee?

I hope not. I'll have nothing to talk to DD1 about tomorrow.

[SNoraWotzThat]

littlelapin what are you still doing up?

[SNoraWotzThat]

scouser?
southerner?

[onebatmother]

is it cunt?

[SNoraWotzThat]

Is it fark?

Is it Farkinunt?

night LL.

[megandtyler]

omg
you said c u next tuesday

[SNoraWotzThat]

No Onebat said
cunt. Nothing about Tuesday!

[madamez]

Ohh, is it N.... OK, shall I? Or is that instant excommunication?

[megandtyler]

is it ninnies?

[NoBiggy]

Ninnies.

Whining ninnies.

Stupid whining ninnies.

[SNoraWotzThat]

Where have you gone xlr8?

[xlr8]

Not a particular word, but some words. Over the last couple of months I have so often read on MN that ,that is an offensive word now, and you shouldn't use it!! surely it's only offensive if you choose to take offense?
You joke about Bum ,poo and wee-wee , which are words that in my house are REALY FUNNY, because I live with 4 boys, but I have in the past been told that I shouldn't let my kids say them!!

[megandtyler]

they should say arse
much better
and with real enthusiasm

[Saturn74]

"Over the last couple of months I have so often read on MN that ,that is an offensive word now, and you shouldn't use it!!"

Which words exactly?

[Tinker]

Is it incentivise?

[SNoraWotzThat]

Is it fruitshoots?

[NoBiggy]

Aaaarrrrrssssseeeee

DD1 told me she had a pain in her bumcrack the other day. I don't really want her telling them that at pre-school. But that's because I want them to get the impression that we don't talk about bumcracks all the day long.

Don't see why I should have a problem with liar. That's quite cut and dried isn't it? If you lie, you are a liar. Unlike stupid which is much more subjective.

Gusset sniffer. Now that's offensive.

[xlr8]

Well, the most recent example being 'epi'.

[Saturn74]

Well, it's not a word an intelligent adult would use, is it?

[controlfreakyagain]

for someone complaining about "censorship" of certain words you're not being v clear or explicit are you?? WHAT WORD(S)???

[xlr8]

NoBiggy... gusset sniffer is not offensive if you are in fact a gusset sniffer, it's a fact!