No, they are used the same. Please provide a sentence where they can't be used interchangeably if you claim they are used so drastically different.

Assholes who use astericks, it was a play on words not censorship

They are both used the same

Just finished "Kafka on the Shore", it was very weird and gross at points but I enjoyed it overall. I think I liked the side characters more than the main protagonist. Seemed like there was a lot of loos threads at the end though.

But "idiot" has the same origin and isn't a slur?

How is it a slur?

Damn, that movie is going to be awful.

I hope you like descriptions of whales.