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in thread Jokes, ad-hominem attacks, and sensitivity

If "offensiveness has a lot to do with perceived intent" and you thought it was "egregiously offsensive" then I suggest you recalibrate your intent-o-meter. It is faulty.

The use of the word "christ" in common speech is just a figure of speech. It means nothing.

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Re^3: Jokes, ad-hominem attacks, and sensitivity
by ysth (Canon) on Aug 24, 2006 at 15:56 UTC
    Since you are pretending to not understand what I'm talking about, I'll do the same:

    I'm delighted to hear that you'll be removing the "Galloping gay" from your post.

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