On that point I will agree - those taking offense have gone far beyond the pale of civilized discourse. It is all well and good to take offense and state your objection thereto, but it is right and proper to then give those who offended (who obviously did so in this particular case unintentionally) an opportunity to rectify the insult before calling them “subhuman.” :rolleyes:
Esprix
I disagree: the fact that someone is offended does not legitimize their complaint. The key, IMO is reasonableness
If I suddenly decided, without reason, to be offended by the term “cabbage” it would be unreasonable to expect people to stop using it in my presence. “Queer” has long been a slur towards gay people and there are legit arguments on both sides of the issue. The same cannot be said for “turdburgler” which, while a gross term doesn’t even refer to gay sex. (Fisting, maybe but that’s not exclusively a gay activity.) Unless one has a prehenstile penis with which one can burgle turds, there’s no rational way to take offense.
That said, had the dickheads who’ve been bitching about the term had simply made a comment like “Perhaps you weren’t aware that this term has been a favorite anti-gay pejorative amongst the Junior High School set where I hang out. I’m sure you meant no offense to gay people by it, but could you refrain from using that term?” I doubt the thread woulda gone to what…seven pages?
Fenris
I don’t think anyone’s denying that, really. I think people are taking exception with Mr. Nemo’s reaction to someone’s use of the term.
Frankly, I’ll consider the term to be on par with “faggot” when a nutcase Fundie holds up a sign saying “God hates Turdburglars”.
Allright.
Who stole the anal cole slaw?
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This is actually an excellent test.
The TB Test
Any offensive term that makes the user look sillier than the victim is not, by definition, offensive.
If we continue to use this word…the turds will already have won.
If you stub out a cigarette in the tree knot, the tree hardly moves.
WON’T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE TURDS!!
What would the offspring of a Turk and a Kurd be?
A Federation Starship captain?
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I went to read a pit thread but a hockey game broke out…
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have just seen Truth Seeker’s Law first coined. Congratulations, sir, you have just joined the pantheon of Murphy, Godwin, and Gaudere, among others.
Agreed.
Depends on if their your own or someone else’s.
They’re.
Some turd burgled my Strunk & White.
“Shut up turdledove!”
“I’ll make you into a turd sandwich!”
“Quiet Turd Rock From the Sun!”
Gotta love Shelly Marsh from South Park.
Have turd, will travel.
Piladung
You guys got trolled hard. 
Guys, DNFTT*, it’s just common sense.
*Do Not Feel The Turd.
Turd Burglars often have chutney ferrets.