(March 20, 2018 at 11:55 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: By what means can one objectively conclude that “douche” is less offensive than “fucktard”? What about “douche bag” versus “douche tool”? Which is more offensive? And, are those two more, less, or equally as offensive as simply, “douche”? What’s your process? I’m interested to hear this.
Who said anything about "objective". It's based on consensus judgement. I suggest you try asking 10 or more people of different ages and backgrounds which word is more offensive. I guess I'll have to do the same.
