///After all I did not use any words offensively yet I was still taken to task simply for daring to use them. Stick up for me, vic ! ///
There are certain words which do cause offence. My point is more that if this is pointed out to you that you stop using that word in that company. I was called a 'coloured chap' the other day. It doesn't particularly bother me and the person who said it wasn't attempting to be racist, so I have no issue with it. If I told him that I did find it racist though and he continued to use it (or specifically in this instance with AOG, deliberately go out of his way to use it) then I would find that person very ignorant.
A person shouldn't be chastised for using words, maybe just told that it isn't appropriate.
AOG - I was being deliberately insulting in response to your deliberate insult.
You are the one who comes on here saying that you never insult anyone - you have proved that you do in this thread.
However I would remind you of this post from 2007:
http://www.theanswerb...1.html#answer-1675685 (my response half way down)