a word on that:
my neph used a swear when he was a toddler, so they created the word "donger" for him to use (I had no role in this.....)
Sure enough, when his mom ticked him off and he cracked, "You're a DONGER", all disrespectfully (picture "bitch" in there), we realized it's NOT the word itself, it's how it's said. My Italian dad used to say "woman" like it was a dirty derogative, and nobody would say that was offensive. Food for thought...
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