Do resent the use of the word "bastard" when referring to "a mean or disagreeable person?"

Question

As a person born out-of-wedlock, I don't resent being called a bastard because that's what I am. However, I do resent people who use the term to describe people who are dirty, lousey, manipulative, rotten, etc., which has nothing to do with the innocent child/adult born illegitimately at no fault of his/her own. For example on TV, House, MD (Fox) was referred to as a "manipulative bastard," Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) live used the term "dirty bastard," and Craig Ferguson (CBS) use the term three times tonight to draw laughter from the crowd. I don't it's funny making fun of innocent people. We've been made fun of for centuries and I, for one, think it's time we stand up and say "We resent you making fun of us!" I think we "bastard" should contact anyone (especially these celebrities) and tell them to knock it off, or we'll turn them off. I think we should eliminate this derogatory definition from the dictionary and encyclopedias. It doesn't belong; the "n-word" has been deleted!

Answer 1

Yeah, bastard IS pretty good.

Answer 2

Name calling of any kind is wrong period! But resenting people because of their ignorance is even worse. Educating people who are ignorant is more constructive.

Answer 3

What about the word f*ck? It's used rampantly.

Answer 4

Bastard is actually one of my favorite expetives.

Answer 5

...then why are you using it in your name? that's a bit redundant--just like blacks calling each other the "n" word and then get offended when someone of another race says it.....