Poll: What swear offends you the most?

[Dizeazedkiller]

It used to be ****, but now i use it because it has a lot of OOMPH. Although i can see why it can be offensive to some softies so i try to revert to fuck most of the time.

it also used to be the use of ******, using homosexuality as an insult, but now i don't see it as that. I see it just as an insult, describing someone i find to be just 'one of those people'. I'm sure everyone can envision them.

What pisses me off is when someone either overuses a curse word eg. "Get the fuck out of the fucking truck you fucking wanker before i fucking fuck your fucking **** of a mother with this ere fucking rabbit."

Also, when people come back at me with the same curse word or insult i have just used. I prefer when people get creative when they are verbally abusing me, rather than just recycling 5 second old insults.

 

[Mace Tulio]

It doesn't particularly offend me, but I hate the word '****', especially the recent popularization on social networking sites.

 

[Nerfherder17]

There is no single word which, in or out of any context I would be offended by (that I can think of). It takes actual statements (you know meaningful phrases, not childish words), to cause offence.

also why was twat/spaz on the same vote? Twat originally has the same meaning as ****, which both refer to a vag, but both have been used as an insult, (you fucking twat / hey ****-nugget).
Spas originally means someone with a learning (or sometimes other) disability. Back in the 70s, or possibly older, Spastic was the correct term to use, but was shortened to spas as a derogatory term.

swears are over used however, and to cause any form of offence, have to be put into a context which can be intended directly to insult another person e.g. cock = cock muncher

 

[octafish]

I had to flip a coin to decide between fag and retard, and it came down retard. I really don't like either of those words. I'd be a hypocrite to say any of the others offend me, although I dislike spaz for the same reason as retard.

Off Topic slightly but I am amused that the US is remaking the Australian TV Show Wilfred as they prided themselves on Wilfred being able to say **** once per episode. Somehow I don't think that will make it through the translation.

 

[Rule Britannia]

I hate it when playing CoD people call me "tryhard kid" why the hell would you call me "kid" I'm just as old as you and the point is to "tryhard". hate the term "kid" it somehow gives arse holes this sense that they're superior somehow....

 

[Mana Fiend]

I don't find any swear words offensive, no more than any other insults. Words are just words, it's what we attach to them that's the problem. Swear words that are overused really annoy me, but that's the same as any other overused word.

 

[Simon Pettersson]

None Actually. I don´t get offended much by swear words.

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

Not really offended by it, but I do try to correct people when they use the word Gay as a way of saying something is bad. As in, That's gay. Similar dislike for Fag/****** when used as an insult. I don't like the correlation between homosexuality and something being sub-par.

But using it in a joke as a way of showing endearment or simply making jokes? No problem at all. I even do that myself, because I can joke about myself and I know my friends don't get angry when I call them faggots for chickening out of something.

The key difference is how it is used and to whom it is said to.

 

[Sojoez]

Kanker it,s a curse word only used in the Benelux (Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg) it translates to cancer in the English language and is used in the same way as Fuck it even sounds horrible and is the only curse word I will never use (I only used it once in my entire live as curse word)

Same here. Saying that word means you wish someone cancer. All cuss words that include diseases are a no go to me.
Why would you be offended by the slang words of genitalia though? If someone calls you a dick just respond with "No, I have one, big difference.

When I cuss I use goddammit or other blasphemies. It only offends the people that believe that bullocks anyway.

 

[Cazza]

I don't mind swear words. I find the context hurts more. I have been called all kinds of swear words which I have deflected off. Normally when someone is swearing they are just venting. So I let them vent. When someone insults me without a swear word or it used very well. Then I'm hurt. They are just words no matter what value is connected to them.

 

[luke10123]

Twat/Spaz

maybe it's just a British thing, but these have two totally different meanings...

eg.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twat
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spaz

 

[Zhukov]

"****."

Although it depends on context.

Someone might slam their fingers in a door and yell, "Arg, that fucking **** of a thing!" Then I would barely notice. But someone calls a women a **** to her face, then my blood starts boiling. It's a horrible thing to say, made all the worse by the latent sexism involved.

 

[mechanixis]

Swears don't offend me, but I do get offended by people taking offense at swears.

 

[funguy2121]

1st prize goes to "fag," with "retard" receiving honorable mention. Combine the two and congratulations, you're garbage with shoes.

 

[chuckman1]

****** in the racist context although discrimination in general pisses me off.

 

[Neosage]

J****n B****r, for obvious reasons.

 

[Rachel317]

I don't get offended by swears much, but the C word (yes..'communism') is the only word I personally cannot utter. No idea why, it's just a word. Maybe it's just so short, blunt and harsh. But yes, I flinch if people say it, but couldn't even begin to fathom why.

I don't like swears in general if used as punctuation, but a good ol' 'FUCK!' can really add emphasis to a thought!

 

[StormShaun]

All of the above, I dont try to use them, only if I was angry enough.
But the most that offend me are, Fag and retard.

 

[Brainpalm]

None. It is not the word that is offensive but the meaning behind the word. Seriously, all you people who think a word is offensive need to grow up IMO.