Quote Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary View Post
There is something in this recent discussion that is bothering me.

There was a thread in the last couple of weeks about a celebrity who was being blackmailed.

One poster referred to the son of this celebrity using a pejorative - because the parents were not married at the time of the child's birth. I tried to respond using the same pejorative for the grandson of a recently failed politician. But I just could not hit the enter key.

I don't think children should be labeled because of their parents. I don't think this dated word should be used today. It is demeaning and irrelevant.

I thought someone else would say something. But no one did. And I wonder why?
I was going to say something. But, then, I would have been told I was being 'defensive' or 'angry'. It is like arguing with some one that says, "you just like to argue". Any thing you say after that point seems suspect. So, I said nothing.

I do think it funny that when the rest of you "pure" (i.e., married, married with children, etc. You know, the 'right' way, LOL) people jumped in and expressed dismay at some of the comments posted that I didn't hear the 'why are you so defensive' or 'why are you so mad/angry' responses.

These types of comments are really offensive- no matter what someone's orientation.