Complex sentence: ' Whether this changed or simply extended that offensive nature of the term is debatable as the extension of what the term referred to reflected the ignorance of the user rather than the offence felt by anyone with a disability.
Split into simpler sentences: ' Whether this changed or simply extended the offensive nature of the term is debatable. This apparent extension to the meaning of the term shows how disconnected casual users of the term can be to the offence felt by anyone with a disability.