Offensive
adjective 1 |əˈfensiv| causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry : the allegations made are deeply offensive to us | offensive language. • (of a sight or smell) disgusting; repulsive : an offensive odor.
Currently this is my number 1 bad word.
See for example this story about a bunch of goons who decided to go to carnival in fancy dress. The problem was the costume chosen by the carnival goers was a Burka. That outfit, coupled with some silly names and a bit of mock praying led some students and local officious types crying that the outfits were offensive to muslims. Sometime later the leader of the revellers apologised, no doubt because his gang had been moved on by the local Police !!!!
Boo-fucking-hoo. Why on earth should people be protected from being offended? Much more worrying why should a particular group, sect, religion, political tribe - whatever - be protected from offense?
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