Which word is more offensive?

Based on some posts in this thread.

This is a poll about which word, tits or nigger, you feel is more generally offensive. Because of the information I’m seeking, I intentionally did not include options for voting each word as being offensive - you can be offended by both but you have to pick the one you feel is worse (unless you feel neither is).

You’re walking down the street with an acquaintance, who is a white man. He looks across the street and sees someone (who is out of hearing range and is black or female as appropriate). And your acquaintance says:

  1. Look at the tits on that woman.
  2. Look at that nigger over there.

The speaker apparently did not intend to offend or shock you by what he said. He spoke matter-of-factly like this was not an unusual comment.

You don’t expect many people to pick tits, do you? Tits is hardly even the most offensive term for breasts anyway - I find “fun bags” much more objectionable because they suggest breasts exist solely for the enjoyment of people using the term. But even that pales in comparison to the casual use of nigger.

You are kidding, right?

You need to plot those two words with a logarithmic scale to even put them on the same graph. Nigger is orders of magnitude worse, it’s arguably the most offensive word there is.

This poll is…

(Shades)

Retarded.

YEEEEAH!

Joe

I find it hard to believe that anyone would find the word tits more offensive than the word nigger.

In George Carlin’s original Seven Words You Can’t Say On Television (shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits), he mused that “tits” was a cute little word and shouldn’t even be on the list.

As I said in the other thread, I don’t think there’s any comparison between the two. I think nigger is about a hundred times more offensive than tits.

But somebody else pointed out that I’m not a woman (or black for that matter) so I might not fully appreciate how offensive these words are.

Those two words are in two different dimensions of offensiveness. Tits is mild and usually funny. Nigger is the linguistic equivalent of an H-bomb.

I would be highly suspicious of anybody who was more offended by tits. Really, WTF???

I’m in agreement with the previous posters. Tits isn’t even in the same ballpark of offensiveness even when you are trying your hardest to be sexist with the term.

Tits is just a short form of the word titties. Titties isn’t offensive at all where I come from. People say it as an innocent noun in front of just about anyone including kids in some contexts. Tits implies something more sexual but still isn’t that bad. It is right up there with Hooters. I have never seen a restaurant called Niggers though and I don’t think it would do well.

You have that backwards: titties is the diminutive of tits (=teats). cite.

As a woman, I find the word “tits” annoying and juvenile. A male friend using it in conversation with me would probably get an eye roll and a snide remark.

“Nigger” is exponentially more offensive and would instantly cause my opinion of that person to sink through the floor. It would probably result in a very angry discussion wherein I’d try to assess exactly how big of a jackass they were and why I hadn’t seen it earlier, and I’d probably want little to do with them afterward.

The same would go for anyone using fag/faggot, FWIW.

For real bonus points: “Look at the tits on that nigger bitch!”

Frankly, I don’t even know why this is a poll. Who the fuck finds ‘tits’ to be more offensive than a racial slur?

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I take it you don’t have any fags to spare then?

Fags. :wink:

So far, two people. One in this thread and one in the original thread (which you can go read if you’re confused). Which is already more than I expected.

Tits is kind of hilarious. Obnoxious, but hilarious.

Nigger is just - revolting. I think unless forced, any relationship I had with a person using that word would end on the spot.

Funny. But I’d do it like Carrey:

Looks like weeeeve…

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Got a retarded poll.

YEEEEAH!

“Tit” is at most just mildly crude; it’s not an insult at all. Not at all in the same category as racial or ethic slur.

“Tits” may or may not be offensive, depending on context. “Nigger” is always offensive.

What do you have against Cyanistes caeruleus?

I agree with the majority on this thread. As a white female, the use of the term tits does not bother me in itself, only when it is attached to leering and disrespect. The n-word makes me shudder.