I was once ratted out to my boss by someone at work who overheard me utter "that's so gay" to a co-worker, and was offended by my "extreme anti-homosexuality." My boss took me aside, and as I explained to her that where I grew up, "that's so gay" meant "that's extremely lame," she stopped me and said that's what it meant where she grew up, too. Then she explained it was no big deal, and if she hadn't made an "overt" attempt to correct my behavior, she and I could have both earned a trip to Human Resources---the principal's office of the corporate world.
That's so gay!
I was ratted out by a co-worker who overheard me use the word HELL. She complained to her Supervisor as well as Human Resources. I was furious, then, and still am. The problem I have is if someone is offended by my vocabulary, THEY are the ones that need to attend the Tolerance & Diversity classes. Furthermore, I was not put on this earth to modify MY behavior because someone else if offended by my existence. To do so is to become a slave.
Now, I might add, the complainer was a black woman. I am a white man. But, I cannot think of any instance ANYWHERE, where the complainer WASN'T a woman...