Although words are just words but there are some words when said to someone could lead to low self-esteem and many more.
Sure, but should that be the case? Are we increasing the list of words that make people feel a low self-esteem or get emotionally hurt? Where does it end? We don't seem to be teaching people resilience, just increasing the number of soft spots.
There is plenty of racism in Australia, and the rest of the world, as well as other isms. The problem is, we are expanding the isms so everyone is getting insulted on many more levels, without learning how to reduce the pain.