self-censor? Your original post makes no sense then, how can you self-censor a word that you self deem to be benign?

You’d have to recognise that the word wasn’t benign in that context first?

Go back to the original parent of this thread. The concept was he self censored due to the fear of someone being offended.

Thats not true - where does he self censor?

> So what should I do? Just shut my mouth and don't say anything? Then the slave trade will continue to operate freely... All speech besides threats of violence needs to be free, or we can't progress as a society.

Okay, you got me, he didn't self censor but he was talking about considering self censoring and chose not to. QED no one has ever self censored out of fear of reprisal.