Pretty narcissistic to stubbornly refuse to change the most simple of behaviour even when presented with fact, reasoned argument and heartfelt pleads for why you should.
100% agree. Continuing to use a word even though you know it is offensive is incredibly messed up.
I think part of the problem is the rhetoric these days has diluted the word "offensive" so much that it comes across more like part of a game you have to win, like there's nothing actually meaningful at stake. Oh, a liberal was offended? 20 points!
I prefer injury. When you use racial slurs for example, you're actually injuring a people and contributing to the environment and factors that have systematically injured those people for a long time. I think most people could understand that even if they also think that "libruls are just offended at everything".
Yeah, being a decent human being has somehow become politicized.