Swearing

[Nebulous]

Some…but NOT the C word..never ever ever. Instant ban on that word

I thought the C word wasn't so bad in the UK, I heard it was less offensive than it is to people in the US.

 

[Cory]

I censor some of the more serious swear words because they're more than likely only going to be used for insults and hostility.

 

[Nebulous]

I censor some of the more serious swear words because they're more than likely only going to be used for insults and hostility.

We don't censor anything here and I rarely see people using profanity to attack each other.

 

[DrLeftover]

Do you think swearing should be allowed on forums?

I don't need, and really don't want, to use such language, nor do I wish to read it.

And perhaps this will make the point that saying some of them has been done before, by others, and has lost its effectiveness except for getting an otherwise worthless movie an NC-17 rating.

"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war."
- George Carlin (1937 - 2008), "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", album: Class Clown, Atlantic Records, 1972

 

[Cory]

We don't censor anything here and I rarely see people using profanity to attack each other.

While that may be true, I think some people are still offended by such words and would possibly even leave a forum that actively allowed serious swearing.

 

[Nebulous]

I don't need, and really don't want, to use such language, nor do I wish to read it.

And perhaps this will make the point that saying some of them has been done before, by others, and has lost its effectiveness except for getting an otherwise worthless movie an NC-17 rating.

"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war."
- George Carlin (1937 - 2008), "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", album: Class Clown, Atlantic Records, 1972

George Carlin was the greatest! I would have loved to see him do stand-up live.

 

[Nebulous]

While that may be true, I think some people are still offended by such words and would possibly even leave a forum that actively allowed serious swearing.

To each their own I suppose. I guess its no big deal to me because almost everyone I've ever known for my entire life uses profanity pretty much every other word while talking.

 

[Cory]

To each their own I suppose. I guess its no big deal to me because almost everyone I've ever known for my entire life uses profanity pretty much every other word while talking.

Yeah, it's all an individual preference. Being a retail stocker in my lifetime, I've been around lots of people that say cuss words in like every sentence.

 

[Nebulous]

Yeah, it's all an individual preference. Being a retail stocker in my lifetime, I've been around lots of people that say cuss words in like every sentence.

I worked in retail too, same experience. Except I seen a few guys get written up for saying bad words in front of the customers (and the customers complained).

 

[Cory]

Except I seen a few guys get written up for saying bad words in front of the customers (and the customers complained).

Right there is living proof that some people are offended by it.

 

[Nebulous]

Right there is living proof that some people are offended by it.

 

[Webster]

"Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that'll infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war."

 

[Cory]

Tits

TIL tits are considered a swear word.

 

[Webster]

Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television

Giving us one of the great 1st Amendment cases of all time....

Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation

In FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978), the Supreme Court reaffirmed that there is less First Amendment protection for broadcast media than other forms of media.

www.mtsu.edu

 

[Nebulous]

tits are considered a swear word.

By who?

 

[Smiley]

Probably by some fucking tits. I swear (Get it? Eh? Eh? ), some people are such tits.

 

[Nebulous]

Probably by some fucking tits. I swear (Get it? Eh? Eh? ), some people are such tits.

I never seen anyone call someone a tit.

 

[Smiley]

I suppose more posh way would be to call someone a mammary gland.

 

[Nebulous]

I suppose more posh way would be to call someone a mammary gland.

Stop being such a mammary gland!

 

[Smiley]

You know, that's actually a good way to insult someone without that person even realizing you insulted them. If they ask you what's a mammary gland, you can reply with "Oh, you're not just a tit, you're a stupid tit. Go read a book!"