Words you won't tolerate from 'friends'

[Perzival]

Inspired by the thread that is currently running about a teacher who used a derogatory word about SEN children to her friend, I'm just wondering what language or words if used by a friend would cause you to end a friendship?

I've been in a similar position to the other poster regarding use of the r word (I have a severly disabled child). So, what language pushes your buttons and would you accept any language if used in a joke?

Context is everything of course, they are faggots - nothing offensive about that at all. Same as “retard” is completely acceptable when discussing ignition timing or aviation throttle settings.

My friends can say anything they like without offending me. Different story if one decided to play speech police though.

My MIL has used this as well. Northern mill town here as well. I spat my coffee out!

Pronouns

Absolutely nothing. I don't police what others say and set my own standards. I also don't virtue signal.

"My friends can say anything they like without offending me"

So can mine, but I choose my friends carefully.

If any of them were to ever share racist, homophobic or misogynistic opinions or say anything else I find offensive, they would very smartly become ex-friends.

Any slur really. Anti trans nonsense. Life is much nicer without hateful people in it

I’m not being racist but…

FFS it’s not about policing what people say is it? It’s about the language they use giving an insight into the kind of person they are.

Are there people who would remain friends with somebody who used the n word? Or mong? Or retard? Because freedom of speech? Bloody hell.....

Ricky Gervais seems to be very popular.

@username7891 "
"Ricky Gervais seems to be very popular"

He's not a friend of mine!

I didn't say he was, my point is that he uses very offensive language and is a popular comedian. So it seems as though yes, there are people who don't mind such language.

Totally agree.

Fudge packer, uphill gardener, shirt lifter.

I dont give a flying monkeys about political correctness and sometimes my friends might use words that are a bit anti-PC. But I'm not going to get my knickers in a twist over words. I live in a very rough and ready area, with an Aussie husband (as we all know they're "take me as you find me" down under). So if I cut ties over some words I'd be a very lonely person
I just don't tolerate swearing or rude words from my kids.

But words I won't tolerate from people are "transphobic" or "Karen".

Totally agree. Also I'd add "Sis" to that list.

Cis! Even.

You’re assuming everyone is in the UK…

If you live in the UK, p*ki is a slur. It’s never ok to say it and saying that the p family are lovely still makes it unacceptable.

Would you honestly defend someone who used words like cunt, slapper, whore, n*gger in the sentence “the X is lovely” ?

I see the usual censorship is active ... @CowboyJoanna I agree with you.

Definitely if someone used the "n" word or the "P" word, I would see them as no longer friends. They would know they were being offensive, surely.

I could never be friends or even friendly with someone who used racist or homophobic language.

When my hubby and I were wedding planning, the caterer we had booked made a joke that we thought we must have misunderstood - and then a few minutes later made another comment which was unmistakably racist. We cancelled that booking pronto.

I also find it painful when women use nasty female based language about other women like bitch or slut. I actually spoke to someone in my family about this recently who’d made a comment about ‘not being able to stand’ a female tv presenter because she had ‘such an annoying face’. The family member actually took on board what I’d said and apparently gave it a lot of thought and has had a bit of a shift in perspective about the way women should lift other women up, and saw how ridiculous and awful it was to say that don’t like someone because of their face!! It’s just her face!

Ohhh but some one didn't tolerate you because it looks like you were rude to me and it got deleted 😂.
Or were you just a racist?
Let me know!