The French Piss Off the Turks...

[Shell B]

Now, the bulk of the time, I completely agree with you. I can't stand censorship. However, even I have my limits. It's not the word, but the disparagement behind the word that bothers me. It is sheer ignorance to hate an entire group of people based purely on where they live and any stigma that has built up about people who live in that area. For example, I could say, "What's up, fag?" to any one of my friends and get a "Not much, dyke." and a hug. It's accepted in that group that such words aren't really offensive because they are not meant as such. When you mean to be offensive, it's different.