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I tend to be more offended by the perceived intention of a word more than by the word itself. I've been called "Woman" in a very degrading way, and I've been called "cunt" in a light-hearted, joking way.
Of *course* everyone's perception of appropriate vs. inappropriate is Based On Their Perception. That's why it's called perception. It's relative, and there's no way around it.
JinnKai, it seems that your view of cursing and appropriateness and other related points is based on your idea that you can cuss where ever, when ever, and you are strong enough deal with the consequences.
My view is that I can put other people's feelings before my own (to a reasonable point, of course. And *I* decide what is reasonable), and not cuss, because I am strong enough to have the right to, and yet refrain, for no tangible payback. Kinda like Superman as Clark Kent--He knows he's strong enough to kick anyone's @$$ to next week, and yet he's strong enough (and gentle and humble enough) to refrain.
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At night, the ice weasels come." -
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My goal? To fulfill my potential.
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