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Since the gendered nature of the term has been brought up, your comment makes me think of the word "bitch" compared to asshole or jerk. All three terms get used entirely subjectively, but I think most reasonable people agree that "bitch" is at least a bit more crass and tasteless due to its more gendered nature. I know we'll never get rid of ugly words when using words to hurt and offend, but I think it does show that it matters if a term is gendered. So maybe when people are offended by a term being gendered, we should listen no matter their gender. And I think people who like using those terms, especially when told they're hurtful, should have a long think about what feelings they get from using them.
It just made me think so I wanted to write that out.