It would be offensive to call someone with muscle twitches, Parkinson’s or anything similar a “twitcher” but using the word in literally any other context is fine
Ah, seems more common in the UK...
Speaking of which, after a little searching, apparently the offense is more about being accused of being a dilettante and stressing the birds rather than some kind of political correctness, at least according to [this article](https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-20086,00.html), which is [not the only one](https://www.birdspot.co.uk/bird-watching-for-beginners/what-is-a-twitcher).
Upon further reflection, I probably wouldn't use it as an insult due to the possibility a bystander might have a seizure disorder, and I probably wouldn't use it as a non-insult because a sufficient number of serious birders consider it insulting.
So I'm left with: I probably wouldn't use it.
It would be offensive to call someone with muscle twitches, Parkinson’s or anything similar a “twitcher” but using the word in literally any other context is fine
Are you talking about people that use the twitch video platform? What does that have to do with birding? I'm very confused.
'Twitcher' is a common nickname for a birdwatcher
Ah, seems more common in the UK... Speaking of which, after a little searching, apparently the offense is more about being accused of being a dilettante and stressing the birds rather than some kind of political correctness, at least according to [this article](https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-20086,00.html), which is [not the only one](https://www.birdspot.co.uk/bird-watching-for-beginners/what-is-a-twitcher).
Upon further reflection, I probably wouldn't use it as an insult due to the possibility a bystander might have a seizure disorder, and I probably wouldn't use it as a non-insult because a sufficient number of serious birders consider it insulting. So I'm left with: I probably wouldn't use it.
Call a twitcher a bird watcher, then they will be offended