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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
It's offensive based on the context of its use. But the word alone, unlike certain curse words and racial epitaphs, is not offensive in and of itself.
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Agreed; there are plenty of appropriate contexts for the word that aren't offensive. This wasn't one of them. I'm no Sergeant in the PC police, and I'm prone to inappropriate use of the word from time to time; but let's not pretend the word, as used here, isn't offensive to some.