How offensive do you think is using the word cancer in a sentence is?

[Azami]

Just got muted for 10 minutes on twitch stream after I jokingly said, "Akuma is cancer" with a kappa emoji at the end. I ended up getting muted for 10 minutes simply because of the word cancer. Now I'm curious how offensive the word really is because if you look at the definitions of the word, there are 3. Two about the disease but another that states, "a practice or phenomenon perceived to be evil or destructive and hard to contain or eradicate."

Pretty sure I've seen the word cancer be used in other platforms like the news, like "He's a cancer to society" or something like that yet I have seen anyone become offended with that.

[Masque]

I can see that, Jericho. I read Polygon comments.

Nearly every article has someone in the comments, victimized or scandalized by something in the article. This phase of our culture will probably pass. I think, though, that to pass, great hardship and suffering will be required.

[Lune]

This is probably the least offensive insult i ever seen, people who got offended by these are just snowflakes

[Azami]

Masque님이 먼저 게시:

I can see that, Jericho. I read Polygon comments.

Nearly every article has someone in the comments, victimized or scandalized by something in the article. This phase of our culture will probably pass. I think, though, that to pass, great hardship and suffering will be required.

You know what concerns me, is that I can be sensitive too but sometimes i forget there are other people that are way more sensitive than I am. If the person that muted me didn't like that I use the word, fine I can understand that but considering there were no rules or anything, I'm just frustrated.

[Acetyl]

Not offensive at all, it's often an accurate metaphor. What is offensive is the protection and pedestalization of modern medical-industriak allopathic cancer "treatments", and all the scam foundations and perverse "cancer awareness" spectacles they use as fronts for their moneymaking schemes. That may be offensive to those who believe in it all, understandably so, but far as I'm concerned it's documented truth. Vile parasites, maim, make money, maim some more.

[Azami]

Acetyl님이 먼저 게시:

Not offensive at all, it's often an accurate metaphor. What is offensive is the protection and pedestalization of modern medical-industriak allopathic cancer "treatments", and all the scam foundations and perverse "cancer awareness" spectacles they use as fronts for their moneymaking schemes. That may be offensive to those who believe in it all, understandably so, but far as I'm concerned it's documented truth. Vile parasites, maim, make money, maim some more.

Honestly that is something I never thought about.
But yeah. My concern is if I ever use the word cancer, even in the most "formal" way possible, I'm just curious how many people I will offend.
https://youtu.be/QFgcqB8-AxE

[Lochlann]

I remember everyone used to use it as an insult back when Leafy was in his prime now I hardly see it used as an insult, probably for the better

[Hathaway]

Its not, its just the never ending ratchet of virtue signalling of in groups that they know the right words to use not to be the out group.

[ambi]

ah, good ol twitch. a haven for MAPs and predators.

yeah, you'll be censored over trivial things by creepy mods.

[Azami]

miss shapiro님이 먼저 게시:

ah, good ol twitch. a haven for MAPs and predators.

yeah, you'll be censored over trivial things by creepy mods.

This isn't the first time either. I once was muted because I mentioned another twitch streamer in chat that was streaming the same game. I just said, "Oh hey [insert name here] is streaming this game too." Apparently, the simple act of just mentioning another user is considered offensive according to a mod. I STILL don't know what I did wrong nor do I know how that is offensive.

[Hammer Of Evil]

Jericho님이 먼저 게시:

Just got muted for 10 minutes on twitch stream after I jokingly said, "Akuma is cancer" with a kappa emoji at the end. I ended up getting muted for 10 minutes simply because of the word cancer. Now I'm curious how offensive the word really is because if you look at the definitions of the word, there are 3. Two about the disease but another that states, "a practice or phenomenon perceived to be evil or destructive and hard to contain or eradicate."

Pretty sure I've seen the word cancer be used in other platforms like the news, like "He's a cancer to society" or something like that yet I have seen anyone become offended with that.

i'd probably use it unironically even if i was hours away from dying from cancer.

i think at this point its branched in its usage, and i think thats ok.

a lot of other languages have words that are context sensitive. its about time english got a few more.

[Incarnate]

Lazy but not offensive. It's awful because it is overused, not because it's in bad taste.

We use kamikaze, suicide, dead, lame, idiot/imbecile/moron (all former medical terms for slow-witted individuals), blind, etc in casual conversation, so why single out this one word?

[Azami]

Incarnate님이 먼저 게시:

Lazy but not offensive. It's awful because it is overused, not because it's in bad taste.

We use kamikaze, suicide, dead, lame, idiot/imbecile/moron (all former medical terms for slow-witted individuals), blind, etc in casual conversation, so why single out this one word?

I will admit that it is overused. I blame leafyishere for that to be honest because he is actually cancer in my opinion.

[Azami]

Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏님이 먼저 게시:

Jericho님이 먼저 게시:

... Just got muted for 10 minutes on twitch stream after I jokingly said, "Akuma is cancer" ...

A 10 minute ban is just as petty and obnoxious as the statement so...

It's also an astrological sign...
What I wonder, though, is if someone used it in the correct context for the birth period and still would get penalized. That's extremely messed up if so. They're not going to penalize people for mentioning libras, or geminis, just cancers.

Also, it's Twitch. What did you expect? :seewhatyoudid:

Yeah but I was joking my guy. Like I can maybe understand if he muted me because I made fun of his main but nope. He muted me because of that word specifically.

[ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ]

cancer is a terrible thing.

but the official dictionary describes it as not only the disease but any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.

Things like certain Youtubers for example fit the definition of cancer perfectly and thus I shall use the term for things such as that.

[Acetyl]

"In the tropic of cancer...."
BANNED.