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Originally Posted by Air&Road
I'm serious when I say this. I forgot about that particular term being offensive. What term did you require me to use. I don't even remember that. I will indeed use a different term
That said, if the shoe fits, wear it.
Why is that term so offensive? It sure seems to set you on fire, but I am not using it for that matter. There are many terms I've used over the years that turn out to be offensive to sensitive people. In the seventies I worked with an Asian man who called himself "oriental." So, I used that term for years thinking I was being respectful until someone pointed out that Asian was the preferred term. I meant no disrespect to anyone and I changed my language to accommodate the PC term.
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I don't care for any deliberately derogatory terms. (unless they are used in jest, and in the right company, then I can find some humor...
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I hear too much of that crap from the idiots of the world and have no desire to hear it here.
Druggie directly implies drug addict.
I don't believe there are any of those here. (could be an exception or two...IDK)
Using that term in rebuttal during a debate with a person who is not an addict is childish and indicative of a lost argument.
Maybe you have never known a drug addict.
It is not pretty.
And not an appropriate retort in an otherwise civil discussion.