Poll: Hate Speech?

[iLikeHippos]

But "skinny middle-aged man"? no that doesnt work that like calling someone "hey! adult inflicted with down syndrome" you gotta shorten it . Besides I don't think that would ever fly, retarded is waayyy to fun to say.

Well, you could always start abusing the words "White boy" and "Caucasian" until the point they start to get deeply offensive.

Aaaand you work yourself from there.

Yeah, I think caucasian is better because it is a legal term. But how can white people insult other white people for being white?

Well, it wouldn't be racial to each other, but with excessive use, the other racials will think that it's OK to address a skinny middle-aged man with "White boy" in a short label.

Racism would ensue and we'd have a new word banned within the year

 

[Rolling 20]

I personally believe words are only offensive if a person let's it offend them. Otherwise it's just a word....an expression.

By acknowledging a 'curse' word or slur of any description as being offensive, it is 'YOU' making the word offensive, not the word itself.