Relative to how other crimes are prosecuted it is a slap on the wrist. There are people spending 25+ years in prison for possessing weed: a product that is natural, not harmful, and legal in many states.

She only got 3 years. Even if she serves all of it, it's basically a slap on the wrist.

Again. It does not matter. The word itself is not the point. The point is that some people are offended by it and intentionally ignoring that is a-hole behavior.

My point is that the word doesn't matter. It could be anything. If it's offensive to someone then you can either be a normal member of society and stop offending people or you can demand that society conform to your own particular standards. We have a name for people like that and it's not a nice one.

A good example is the Washington Redskins. That name wasn't offensive to most of the fans of the team or of football, in general. But it was offensive to some people. Dan Snyder didn't care at all about those people, so he didn't change the name until he was publicly shamed for it.

You certainly have the right to continue to knowingly offend people, but understand that most people do not like people who go around carelessly throwing around offensive terms. I certainly do not and will avoid them like the plague.

The way I look at it is that there are many terms that I, personally, am not offended by. However, I recognize that these terms are offensive to some people. Therefore, I don't use them. Sometimes, I find out that people are offended by something that I did not realize was offensive. In those cases, I admit my ignorance and refrain from using the term again.

My point is that it really doesn't matter what the word or phrase is. It's my responsibility as a member of an evolving, civil society to learn and adjust my behavior accordingly.