[Amy Jade]

Depends a lot on context aswell in my opinion.

Like if you walked up to someone in the street and called them, for instance, a 'stupid ****' that would be incredibly offensive to most.

But if you were hiding around a corner to jump scare someone and after they shouted the same that wouldn't be offensive.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Depends a lot on context aswell in my opinion.

Like if you walked up to someone in the street and called them, for instance, a 'stupid ****' that would be incredibly offensive to most.

But if you were hiding around a corner to jump scare someone and after they shouted the same that wouldn't be offensive.

Yeh, I just think there are 10+ words that would be more offensive in both of those examples, so I do wonder why this particular word gets such a strong reaction. Maybe thats just me though.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Depends a lot on context aswell in my opinion.

Like if you walked up to someone in the street and called them, for instance, a 'stupid ****' that would be incredibly offensive to most.

But if you were hiding around a corner to jump scare someone and after they shouted the same that wouldn't be offensive.

This. I think it's all about context. I can't think of any words that offend me based on the words themselves except the n word but that's pretty unique in it's connotations. I wouldn't use the c word around people I didn't know or if I knew they found it offensive though. It's like the word f*g, me and other gay friends use it around each other fairly often in a jokey way but a lot of gay people find it extremely offensive so you have to be aware of that really if you're around people you don't know.

Objectively though I'd say it's one of the most offensive.