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		NateEag on April 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colornames.org – A collaborative effort to name al... People don't like to admit this, but "offensive" is by definition subjective (to whom does this give offense?). Thus, unless you're fairly explicit about who it's not okay to offend, "offensive" is at best vague and at worst weasel-wording.

0xBA5ED on April 13, 2020 [–]

It is, however, common knowledge that calling that particular person orange is meant as an insult. No need to have a precise definition of "offensive" for cases like that.

hyperman1 on April 13, 2020 | [–]

I, as non USAer, have no idea what is the relation between Trump and orange.

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