Which of these words do you personally find offensive?

What is the purpose of these surveys? I would think that any person with even a little class would find these offensive. I wish I could give this survey a triple bad.

I personally found it interesting. The only two that I do not find offensive are fudge and bewbs. The first two are bodily waste products and the other three are commonly used as insults.

Bonus points to anyone who can identify who this list of words comes from.

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I picked the two which (can) refer derogatorily to a specific group of people, rather than merely being profane. Likewise I find 'nigger' and 'ice cream man' offensive.

I find racial epithets more offensive than profanities, myself.

It depends. If I was talking to a bloke in a pub and he was swearing, I wouldn't care. However, if someone called my girlfriend a chicken, I'd be offended. But when it's not directed to anyone, rather just a figure of speech, there's no problem

interesting... as expletives, they don't bother me; as verbs, they don't bother me (if they can be used as verbs); but as nouns or adjectives, many of these bother me.
So it's actually hard to answer the question as stated, though I gave it my best shot.

Out of the words listed, 'chicken' is the only one I find offensive.

It depends entirely on context, sorry.

These are the Seven Words supposedly illegal to say on the radio (I've heard some debate about this) immortalized by George Carlin in a very funny monologue.

Depends on the context.

Interesting! When I think about it, it depends entirely on usage; these words aren't any more offensive than many others I know, but are more frequently used in an aggressive/offensive way. If they aren't used in that way, I have no problem with them, whereas if they are, I do. But I also would find many "less offensive" words problematic if they were used with the same hurtful intent.

The full text of Carlin's monologue is available at http://www.lclark.edu/~jbradley/carlin.html

chicken..what a nasty, nasty, nasty blow to women!! I have a problem eliminating the 'Fudge' word in any form from my vocab. I use 'dog', 'Piss (me off )', 'Dick', 'butt-hole', and WOW...I sound like a sailor!! I'm going to wash my mouth out with soap :)

For some reason they really don't bother me. I probably wouldn't want to be called any of them but in conversation I'm like whatever. Although, the C U Next Tuesday word just sounds gross especially if I hear it out of some hairy, scary, smelly-fart-head- loser! Then I might just be grossed out not offended.

I find the word "nigger" offensive when the speaker is not black, and the word "ice cream man" offensive when the speaker is neither gay nor someone I trust. Same for "cretin," the only one of these that I checked.

I have used the word "chicken" about a woman; not to her face, but I have said of someone "She's being a real chicken." I'm sorry if anyone is hurt or offended by this, but I actually stand by my use of the comment. This particular woman, at this particular time, was acting in such a way as to define herself by her genitalia. If a man acted in the same way, I might well say that he was being a prick, for exactly the same reasons. I got in trouble with some women who overheard me say it, but I'd say it again if faced with the same situation. I would never call a woman a chicken just to be hurtful.

All or none, depending on the context.

If I called a woman a vagina, would it be offensive?

"She's being a real vagina."

...I'm sorry, but that just sounds silly to me. "chicken" carries weight with it. I assume it just comes from social norms. ...or perhaps it's the single-syllable or just the guttural way it sounds. Vagina seems almost whimsical in comparison.

Actually, it seems that we store expletives in a separately from the rest of our vocabulary. Tourette's Syndrome sufferers frequently "tic" by repeating a set of offensive words. Many aphasics can still swear fluently, despite being unable to speak otherwise. What those words are can be very different, by culture and by individual (There's a story I love to tell about nearly getting in a car accident...four out of five of us yelled something most people would consider offensive (Crap! Fudge! Damn!) and my mom yelled "Jeepers!" and she really meant it.) So, Bill, you probably have "chicken" stored there and "vagina" stored elsewhere and so they are not interchangeable, despite their similar meanings. Crap and fudge are almost entirely interchangeable as expletives to me, despite their different meanings.

I find racial slur words inherently offensive, under all circumstances. All of the words on this list might be offensive in a particular circumstance, but not in another.

I find all of them offensive, though I can accept bewbs, I suppose.

none of these.. words in and of themselves are not offensive.. it is the intent. I find these word (usually) unnecessary in normal conversation. if someone else wants to use them, that is fine.. if they over use the words, then I adjust my opinion of them accordingly.
however there are a few words that are always (in my experience) used in a bad or derogatory way.. I generally have issue with the use of the word 'slut'.

I find the N word offensive. For that matter, I find all racial slurs offensive. And then of course the dreaded R word (Republicans).

The words I find most offensive are racial and nationlistic epithets. These words listed can be offensive, or funny, or even sexy (some of them) depending on the context.

Words in and of themselves are never offensive, it's merely usage that makes them so. I think there are places where language should be curbed, but I don't have a problem with swearing where appropriate (which to me is actually almost anywhere ;) )

I find the words nigger, rag-head, wagon-burner and kike to be offensive. Mick, rasta, red spot and pollack for some reason are less offensive. dog, whore, skank, yeast-infected-cum-sack and other comments about women are offensive as well. I think that comments about people who lack power are offensive.

I am very turned on right now...