One for Sorrow

Ooh--that's true--good point. I do see a big difference in the two and I definitely think it's significant in any character exactly why they're using a word that they're using. People do sometimes just use a word because it will get a reaction--they might not even think of the person as that word to begin with. I do think, though, that in the case of characters who are joining the DEs, you have to deal with them behaving as bigots. Even if the bigotry isn't the thing that really drives them, they all have to be choosing to join a group that's about that.