It's both sad and worrisome that these people really dont see what true "free speech" really means, and what it means to exercise it.

I've definitely noticed an alarming trend where more and more people (all ages but younger ones mostly), that are taking issue with words that a few years ago were fine (I.e. using the word faggot to insult your buddy casually because he was late), and it makes talking to them tiresome. They're always looking for some sort of (invisible to everyone else) insult in whatever you're saying...