[quote=slave no more]
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| Originally Posted by bleedgreen
Well you did. He is a buddy of mine who works in NC. What is wrong with the term Douche Bag? I think it gets the point across just fine and to be honest is actually a great product (I guess I mean). |
It's just that it's really offensive and feels like fighting words. Different insults have different levels of "power" in them, and this one just seems to scream out. Sure, it's not as bad as "the n-word" or "the c-word", but it's up there.
I understand, of course, that these interpretations may vary from one person to another and from region to region, but this one seems particularly likely to end a conversation and get you knocked out cold. "Scumbag" is almost as bad.
I'd be eager to hear other peoples' opinions on this; do you interprete these differently?