Originally Posted by
cocacobra
Definitely a case by case thing. I can think of many people who are directly at the wrong end of homophobic or racist terms and instead of getting offended they recognize it's a joke and don't take it seriously because at the end of the day this is a videogame forum. Most of the time there's no real harm behind the terms and it's more of just a way of talking. Honestly there are groups in toribash who use them jokingly all the time and there are groups that are more cautious about it. Depends who you are around to be honest and I like it that way, that way if you're super sensitive about being called a fart licker you can hang out with the other people who are super sensitive about being called a fart licker.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. And I have to say I agree that people have different standards on what they consider offensive, especially when it comes to slurs. Personally they don't really bother me just on their own, it's all about context. I think what bothers me the most is the general animosity and lack of sportsmanship from the average user more than anything. It seems like everyone is obsessed with schadenfreude, even when people haven't actually done anything to them personally. I often feel as if many users think very little of anyone other than themselves.