Hi bagitha, and all who have contributed to this conversation, and the other thread.
Thanks for raising this issue - we're glad to see it's been discussed in such a thoughtful way.
To elaborate a bit on the reasons we won't be deleting that title, we think that the most important thing that Gransnet is here for is to allow for lively and interesting conversation on a variety of topics. We don't think that we should be the arbiters of taste and what is and isn't offensive - we simply wouldn't know where to draw the line. We think that the conversation that has followed from this has been so interesting and thought-provoking - and this kind of conversation should be allowed to flourish.
We will ALWAYS remove comments that are obscene, racist, contain personal attacks or break the law once they are reported to us (that's via the little 'report' button on every post).
And please DO use that button - we can't guarantee we will see every post, much as we would like to, although we do keep an eye on 'Site Stuff', where you can feel free to discuss anything about site policy/features/bugs/what kind of cake GNHQ like for breakfast.