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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Change the pronunciation of one word slightly to replace "manual labor" with "menial labor". Is that still offensive?

Coupled with any suggestion that people ought not aspire to it, it would probably be more so.
But then I saw no offense in what was said in the first place.

Edit: Although, it would probably have the effect of reducing the number of people who took offense.
People who don't view their vocation as menial labor would let it slide I guess.
And people who don't know the meaning of the word 'menial' would probably remain unruffled.