Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnought View Post
no i just think your post is misguided and unlike you i wasnt trying to be rude.
word can hurt, i grew up in an extremely abusive family which i havent talked to either of my parents in over a decade because they are horrible human beings.

however, someones name being a cuss word which is not directed to anyone is not something that should hurt anyone.
half of recovering from verbale and mental abuse is being able to internally fight those words, compartimentalize, and be able to thicken your skin.
i know because i was there myself.
And that just proves the point being made. Also, it's not my post, I didn't post those links. So the blind statement still stands, it was intended as an observation, with no intent of rudeness. Someone taking something said as rude, does not mean the intention was rude. It may be blunt and straightforward, but that doesn't make it rude. In fact the way you worded your first sentence is a contradiction of itself. You say you hate to say this, but then use a term that can be pretty insulting to many people. Oh, that's another good example of words have very different affects on different people.

In terms of the thick skin comment, I likely have some of the "thickest skin" there can be. It's almost impossible to offend me, but I still understand and accept i'm not the norm.