A word that I find offensive, but not towards me, is the word "ghetto." In all honesty,  The word itself doesn't really bother me, but wanted to use towards my school I get very angry. I'm tired of people from different schools asking me if Battle Creek Central is really "ghetto." I always reply with; "it's not that bad," meaning that there are a couple people who fit that description but the school itself is not. Our staff is so amazing and has helped us achieve many goals, including one of my best friends getting accepted into an Ivy League school (Cornell University). I am usually open-minded, and I don't get offended easily, but I would honestly not go to any other school. The fact of the matter is, centrals actually really a great school, and people it down on us still to this day. The silent March that we had a couple years ago was supposed to try and stop this rumor, but it hasn't really stopped anything. We are the home for a lot of underprivileged children, but that doesn't make us "ghetto."