"Affectionate” insults—I don’t really do them.

I don’t call anyone the "n" word, I don’t call my friends "b*tches","h*es" or "c*nts". I didn’t grow up with that kind of thing. It feels like a disconnect to me. I heard it enough from enemies, I don’t [b]need[/b] it from so-called friends. 😞

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OldBrit · 61-69, M

In my circle, I come from a very working class dockyard working family, c*nt was commonly a term of endearment. You'd do something silly and dad would laugh "You dozy c*nt". I was some age before I understood it was such an insult to others.

bijouxbroussard · F

@OldBrit I honestly didn’t realize it wasn’t as dire an insult in the UK as it is here, where it’s really considered hateful. On EP I actually blocked people I saw using it, not knowing that the person so being called might not even have been offended. 😳

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard for me it would be determined by who and in what context