why are you saying they have objective powerand then your entire post describes how subjective the entire thing is did you mean they have subjective power to begin with nigger doesnt mean anything to me as a white person but african americans would be very offended by it i dont associate words like slut or whore with rape or anything like that it is subjective and based on experience if it was objective the words would mean the same thing and have the same effect on everyone language itself is completely subjective it is incorrect to think otherwise