Master and slave

[Spongebob]

I think its telling that there is no valid or even well reasoned argument that addresses this need to continue to use offensive words.  The only push back we get is this anti-intellectual claim that changing our language is somehow weak.  And that somehow makes people/society more weak?  Explain that.  You could argue that insensitive people are less offended, but then you don't really know that.  They could just be less vocal about it.  It could also be argued that insensitive people create more problems in society because of their lack of respect for others.

We have seen many images become less acceptable over time, such as white people putting on blackface makeup, for good reason.  So is it your assertion that black people should just shut up and accept it when white people openly mock them?  At some point I'm pretty sure this will reach you as well and you'll have to explain why you don't enjoy being mocked.

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What is limp wristed or weak about changing a word?  Remember, I acknowledged in my OP that words change all the time in language for a variety of reasons.  So what makes replacing a few words in our massive vocabulary (~170,000 in use today) with some that are less insulting so weak?  Can you support your assertion with a real argument?

I'm in favor of letting nature take its course. If the words are supposed to change, they will change, naturally. We shouldn't force word changes.

And who/what is supposed to decide that words change?  Humans are the only entities that I know of that use words, so if society decided via consensus that a word needs to change, isn't that evidence that the words are "supposed" to change?