I think that we have to accept too, that certain ways of, say, linguistic tolerance are specific to certain cultures and sub-cultures. For example, there are certain words and phrases I can use in fairly normal Kingston situations, but that I can't type on this forum.
Back in the 70s, Canadian comedian David Steinberg, commented on the inclusion of the word "bull****" in the American Heritage Dictionary. The word was said to mean "nonesense". Steinberg said that to define "bull****" as "nonesense" is "bull****." There is a point to this observation, even tho a couple of letters will probably be omitted when I hit the "post" button.
And that word, I can use in most social situations in Kingston without raising a frozen eyebrow

