Is "oh my god" offensive?

[npmommie]

Inspired by the "hey" thread.
Just wondering what folks think of someone saying " oh my god"
as in
omg I just won the lottery, or
omg I am so happy for you

you get the picture.
so if it is offensive why is it considered offensive?

 

[LuvLDM]

I don't find the expression even remotely offensive.

 

[Cinderella94]

Nope.

 

[jaminmd]

No one bit. What I find offensive is people constantly be offended over everything.

Makes me wonder how they react when something truly offensive happens.

 

[Cinderella94]

Makes me wonder how they react when something truly offensive happens.

They probably let those go .

 

[tchrrx]

I find it offensive because I don't believe you should take the Lord's name in vain. (uh-oh....religious post! But, it's the answer to your question. ) I have no problem with oh my goodness or oh my gosh, I just don't like hearing the word 'God' (capital or lowercase, since you can't tell the difference in speech.) used that way.


BTW- I don't say anything to the person who uses it (unless it's one of my students- Christian school, so it goes with my above statement), I just choose not to use it myself.

 

[momx2]

I don't find it offensive, but I try not to use it and have taught my children it is something you should not say because it uses God's name in way that it shouldn't be. They say, "Oh my gosh." We do all sometimes slip and say it because it is so commonly used and we are so used to hearing, but we try not to. This is how I was taught as a child also, so was my husband. Maybe a "bible belt" southern thing, I don't know. But I know other people to try not to say that phrase also.

 

[Squirlz]

Not offensive, but I'm really tired of hearing it. I wish more people had original thoughts and didn't just ape what everybody else is saying.

 

[disykat]

While I understand that it just pops out sometimes, in general I do find it offensive.

This post reminds me of the "you're so gay" commercials. I agree it would be totally offensive to say "You're so Katherine." Why is it so hard to believe someone would be offended if the expression was now "Oh my Katherine?"

Using anyone's name would be rude that way IMO, it's only magnified because you're talking about people's savior!

Certainly, some people call on God in times of stress. However, in general I think that expression is just used as an expression.

The OP doesn't consider God a proper noun (to be capiltalized) in that expression, so it makes sense that she would view it differently from those of us who do.

I also consider omg to be offensive to my religious beliefs.

 

[npmommie]

I find it offensive because I don't believe you should take the Lord's name in vain. (uh-oh....religious post! But, it's the answer to your question. ) I have no problem with oh my goodness or oh my gosh, I just don't like hearing the word 'God' (capital or lowercase, since you can't tell the difference in speech.) used that way.


BTW- I don't say anything to the person who uses it (unless it's one of my students- Christian school, so it goes with my above statement), I just choose not to use it myself.

oops I did not mean for this post to be religious.

I just witnessed something a few weeks ago, and it made me wonder.
just wondered how others felt about it.

 

[npmommie]

The OP doesn't consider God a proper noun (to be capiltalized) in that expression, so it makes sense that she would view it differently from those of us who do.

No,
I am just a lazy typist.
I tend to be that way with a lot of my posts, and proper nouns.

oh and I didn't say how I felt about it either way

 

[Mermaid02]

Not in the least.

 

[minniebeth]

I guess I've never been taught or explained to that using the expression is using God's name in vain. I'm a true Christian, and would love to understand why others are offended by it (seriously).

 

[msjprincess]

They saI don't find it offensive, but I try not to use it and have taught my children it is something you should not say because it uses God's name in way that it shouldn't be.y, "Oh my gosh." We do all sometimes slip and say it because it is so commonly used and we are so used to hearing, but we try not to. This is how I was taught as a child also, so was my husband. Maybe a "bible belt" southern thing, I don't know. But I know other people to try not to say that phrase also.

Same here

I'm a northern Catholic

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I don't find it offensive but I'm not religious. On the other hand, my very religious grandmother freaks out whenever any of us use it.

 

[jrmasm]

No one bit. What I find offensive is people constantly be offended over everything.

Makes me wonder how they react when something truly offensive happens.

I don't find it offensive but can understand why some people might. Unlike 'Hey' or 'What?'

 

[bethy]

I guess I've never been taught or explained to that using the expression is using God's name in vain. I'm a true Christian, and would love to understand why others are offended by it (seriously).

One of the Ten Commandments is not to take the Lord's name in vain. To me, saying oh my God - especially for silly, non-life threatening, non-soul-searching stuff is using his name flippantly. And it's a cultural catch phrase now which further diminishes the meaning of using his name in that instance. i.e. You are not really reaching out to him and relating to him. It about what's going on in one's heart when one says it. So for me the term is offensive and I choose not to use it and teach my children not to use it. However I don't speak out to others against using it - that is their choice and I can see how if you don't believe in God then it wouldn't be a big deal to use his name in any shape or form.

I don't have a problem with this thread but have to chuckle a bit at the notion that one didn't intend a thread that refers to God to involve religious discussion.

 

[rn4val]

I do find it offensive. Not as bad as some but yes

 

[DawnM]

I don't like it and I find it irritating that even real estate listings will say things like, "OMG, you have just GOT to see this house!" I find it really immature and unprofessional.

Dawn

 

[npmommie]

I don't have a problem with this thread but have to chuckle a bit at the notion that one didn't intend a thread that refers to God to involve religious discussion.

no it was intended to be a discussion of a common catch phrase and a simple sentence of why or why not it is offensive to you.
not a discussion on religion.