I agree mojo it's up the person on how they take it.
Originally Posted by Eccie Addict
That shifts the burden away from the responsible party ... the person speaking it.
I could apply the same standard to racial slurs. Meaning it's not the speaker's fault if someone is offended by a racial slur. That is simply not the case in our society.
Whether it is offensive or meant to be offensive depends on the SPEAKER and the CONTEXT in which the offending reference is made.
And that includes "son of a bitch" ... as well.
And Mojo, just because someone finds typically offensive words and phrases "acceptable" in a particular situation, like a sexual encounter or romantic environment with a particular person doesn't mean they "ought not to be" offended when outside of those circumstances. It is not "hypocritical," because the circumstances are factually distinguishable.