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abe · Mar 26, 2006, 02:17 AM

Rank these words in terms of offensiveness...

Bitch

Skank

Ho

Which word offends you the most, second most and least?

Would you mind being called any of them? Only two of them? All three?

meelk · Mar 26, 2006, 02:25 AM

lol @ this
Oh well, here goes.

Skank - kind of means the same thing as ho, but ho is overused and skank also brings forth images of being dirty as well as loose

Ho - the favorite used by everyone, all the time. Not as meaningful as it once was.

Bitch - definitely low end. women call each other bitch for almost anything now.

I'm a man and these are all female terms, so no, it wouldnt bother me to be called any of them

It would in fact be rather funny.

abe · 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by meelk

lol @ this
Oh well, here goes.

Skank - kind of means the same thing as ho, but ho is overused and skank also brings forth images of being dirty as well as loose

Ho - the favorite used by everyone, all the time. Not as meaningful as it once was.

Bitch - definitely low end. women call each other bitch for almost anything now.

I'm a man and these are all female terms, so no, it wouldnt bother me to be called any of them

It would in fact be rather funny.

Thanks for your reply you skank, ho, bitch.

Nah, I don't mean it. It's just that you asked and I couldn't resist. Sorry. Thanks. J/K about you being any of those.

blackbird_1.0 · Mar 26, 2006, 03:57 AM

bitch

ho

skank

Big Mac · 09:42 AM

Interesting thread, abe.

ho - I may be a traditionalist, but I would rank ho as likely the most offensive term of the three because it's simply a slang derivative of whore.

skank - a woman can be skanky without being a ho, IMO, although the term is often used as a superlative modifier for the word ho. Usage 1: "She's pretty skanky, though;" Usage 2: "You're nothing but a skanky ho."

bitch - almost anyone can be a bitch

villalobos · Mar 26, 2006, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Interesting thread, abe.

ho - I may be a traditionalist, but I would rank ho as likely the most offensive term of the three because it's simply a slang derivative of whore.

skank - a woman can be skanky without being a ho, IMO, although the term is often used as a superlative modifier for the word ho. Usage 1: "She's pretty skanky, though;" Usage 2: "You're nothing but a skanky ho."

bitch - almost anyone can be a bitch

I heard clam is pretty bad.

nredman · Mar 26, 2006, 10:20 AM

there is a word that is worse then all of those - sounds like watt - starts with a T

i'd say

Skank
Bitch
Ho

cjrivera · Mar 26, 2006, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by nredman

there is a word that is worse then all of those - sounds like watt - starts with a T

tot?

ghporter · Mar 26, 2006, 10:34 AM

The first denotes attitude, while the other two denote a combination of low or negative attitude with poor lifestyle choices. I feel that the term "bitch" is acceptable in informal conversation without seriously stepping over the line into invective. The other two on the other hand are NOT acceptable in any normal conversation except to denote seriously negative behavior. Further, "skank" denotes the worst level (to me) because it seems to indicate someone who is even less careful about her partners than a whore.

MacNStein · Mar 26, 2006, 02:02 PM

skank
bitch
ho

Though, worse than all of them is c*nt. Probably the most offensive word in the English language.

Big Mac · Mar 26, 2006, 02:10 PM

You think the c word is that bad, Stein? Racial and ethnic slurs are much worse, IMO.

awaspaas · Mar 26, 2006, 02:52 PM

I'd like you to rank these words:

****
****
*******
***
*****
**
*****-****
***
*

wdlove · Mar 26, 2006, 03:01 PM

I would not want to be called any of them. They are all equally offensive in mind.

DeathToWindows · Mar 26, 2006, 04:27 PM

at least Cu•t has some interesting etimology: Latin, Cunus

dlefebvre · Mar 26, 2006, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by awaspaas

I'd like you to rank these words:

****
****
*******
***
*****
**
*****-****
***
*

**
****
*******
*****-****
***
*****
****
***

RAILhead · Mar 26, 2006, 04:50 PM

Where's Monique?

besson3c · Mar 26, 2006, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by dlefebvre

**
****
*******
*****-****
***
*****
****
***

Your design looks like a guy holding up a gun!

turbopants · Mar 26, 2006, 05:50 PM

Skank
Ho
Bitch

The c word would beat them all.

macaddict0001 · Mar 26, 2006, 06:05 PM

I find that no word is offensive on its own.

turtle777 · Mar 26, 2006, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by cjrivera

tot?

-t

turtle777 · Mar 26, 2006, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by turbopants

The c word would beat them all.

Don't tell. Abe hasn't learned it yet

-t

abe · 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Don't tell. Abe hasn't learned it yet

-t

Oooooh, another offensive word that I'm not yet aware of???

The responses here are very entertaining!

Daveecee · Mar 26, 2006, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

there is a word that is worse then all of those - sounds like watt - starts with a T

"****" doesn't sound like "watt"...

Hey cool, it's censored.

Mithras · Mar 26, 2006, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by awaspaas

I'd like you to rank these words:

That's easy. To wit:

*****-****
*******
*****
****
****
***
***
**
*

talisker · Mar 27, 2006, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Mithras

...To wit:

To wat, surely?

DCapple · Mar 27, 2006, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by nredman

there is a word that is worse then all of those - sounds like watt - starts with a T

i'd say

Skank
Bitch
Ho

this three words are all offensive to me in the same levels.

*****
*****
*****

MacNStein · Mar 27, 2006, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

You think the c word is that bad, Stein? Racial and ethnic slurs are much worse, IMO.

Well, racial slurs are the most offensive to the race that they're relating to, whereas c*nt is equally offensive to all of them. It's simply a word that, even when used in jest, will likely get you slapped.

I've tried it with my female friends (in jest), and the "c bomb" never went over well. hehe