Comment Re: This article suggests.... (Score 1) 55
WOW, in this modern age of communication offensives being labeled with a more and more sensitive jury of line drawers that boot licking sentence was one of the best examples of expressing negativity in a literary form shrouded in sarcasm I've seen in a while. Though "Boot licking" itself has inherent negative connotations because you started the reply with a lighthearted question that adds more required information to get a sense of the frame of reference, the following comment that's meant to offend could be passed off due to it suggesting both assistance and curiosity of the interlocutor's viewpoint on something.
The goal of offensive speech in direct conversation is highly regulated in online conversations in terms of regular social media evaluation in regards to ranking worth in visibility to other users, unless of course instructed otherwise, and expressions like the one you've used here are more valuable than I think most people understand.
The goal of offensive speech in direct conversation is highly regulated in online conversations in terms of regular social media evaluation in regards to ranking worth in visibility to other users, unless of course instructed otherwise, and expressions like the one you've used here are more valuable than I think most people understand.