It is the right question. If a term once considered offensive no longer is one, and there's no one who gets offended by it, is it still offensive?
> With the whole English language to pick from there are probably better choices that are less ambiguous.
Given infinite time and finite language, every term will become offensive. What then? Especially considering the euphemism treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Lifespan
It is the right question. If a term once considered offensive no longer is one, and there's no one who gets offended by it, is it still offensive?
> With the whole English language to pick from there are probably better choices that are less ambiguous.
Given infinite time and finite language, every term will become offensive. What then? Especially considering the euphemism treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Lifespan