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Well, in that case thank you for extending me the trust of joining in the discussion, when you weren't sure if we would communicate successfully. And yes, I see what you mean that too much apologizing is a less bad failure mode than accidentally offending people. Maybe I should learn from that; I'm pretty neurotypical but I'm also very blunt and domineering, so I should take more care about accidentally trampling on people.

I agree with you about language in general; there's no possible language that has absolutely no possibility of offensive connotations ever, but that doesn't mean it's not worth trying to do better. And yes, I see what you mean about decent; in any case it's less bad to convey unintended connotations of body-shaming than connotations of racism.