H5! I don't like the censorship I just witnessed on this site!
And I don't like the word -- it's offensive to me. And I'll express my view on that issue, whether it's liked or not.
Rich manned up and retracted the word and for that, I'm grateful.
Fact is, other words can be used to describe the same thing. No doubt the punk is trash and he needs a thorough asskicking. But that isn't reason enough to use the word in that way.
Of course, I'm not a mod so I have no "official" reason to condemn use of that word in that way. But I will say that when that word is used indiscriminately, visitors and others who come to CC and read that word without challenge might get the impression that it's acceptable. That's the kind of thing that libs love to use in defense of their own sick, twisted, warped way of looking at things.
I believe this issue has been raised in the past, with the corresponding "outrage" about "censorship".
There's simply a better way of getting things done. That word does not have to be used in the manner in which it was used -- pure and simple.
If it's time to rehash this argument, let's go.