[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Do you not think so? hhmmm I would that's for sure, you know especially from watching films on slavery and things like that

I have never associated the word with slavery and stuff. Not quite sure why. I have always known not to say it, nor do I want to say it..but from being young I have just known its a bad word..not a bad word like swearing that you say just to be 'bad' when young...but a bad word that is never to be said :S

Mind you, I'm not one for history fullstop. I appreciate it means a lot to some people and some things our nation did were horrendous. But the way I see it is that thats over with today. I guess that might be why I dont find bitch, *****, etc offensive. Because sexism, while massive years back, is not really that common at all in this day and age, so I dont see why I should hold what men did years ago against men who are here today