User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Layout Changes: Breakpoints and Typography/@comment-3544775-20150528170547/@comment-452-20150528183642

Yes, the word "bastard" is meaningless filler, which could be replaced with any number of other terms, and many of the common alternatives are not fit to be used on Wikia. Regardless of whether someone says "Selfish brick", "Selfish banker", or "Selfish cantaloupe", the word "selfish" is the only meaningful part of the phrase, and to focus on the redundant word is... missing the point.

"Why would I need someone to state that?"

Because if you're talking about a hypothetical person who has not posted here, then you are, by definition, constructing a Straw man: You are talking about someone who does not exist, and arguing about them.

BTW, I agree that if someone were to say "I have an iPhone, and I only design layouts to good on my iPhone and nowhere else, and I'm aware that it looks terrible at larger resolutions and I don't care", then they are also selfish. However, since no-one has said that, it's pointless to discuss it.