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Re: Language slipping?
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 16:10:18 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Jasper Janssen writes:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:56:19 GMT, "Christopher Lannan"
> <shakguy@hotspammail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I disagree. Using symbols to replace the letters of a "profane" word is not
> > the same as spelling it out. If a young person who does not know such words
> > reads it, he won't know what it means.
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> Oh come on.
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> Please. You know as well as the rest of us that children _do_ know
> those words. The more you try to hide it, the earlier they know.
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> Besides, the words themselves aren't the problem. It's the intent
> behind them.
It seems you and I agree. Like I said- IF the young person does not know the
word, (though most do) then he will not infer the word from a partial
spelling. The only people to infer a dirty word will be those who are familiar
with it and already "spoiled"
> > Chris "fu*k" Lannan (the "*" is for "n" ;) )
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> You do know what "funk" was, before the 70's arrived, don't you? Look
> it up..
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> Jasper
Well- you got me there- I was really just trying to be "cute" and replacing
the c with an n was the first thing I thought of.
Guys, I'm really just playing Devil's advocate here. Practically speaking, I
know what is going to commonly be considered obscene, and I will abide by the
T&Es.
However- can any one give me a definition of what is "obscene" ?
Is it only something where you can point at it and say- "that is obscene" but
you can't define ahead of time what qualities make it obscene?
Here's my own definition-
Obscenity- a word used by the speaker to describe something that he finds
objectionable.
Pornography- a word used by the speaker to describe media which portrays
people having more fun than he is, and doing something he could probably use
some of himself!
Here's some more random thoughts- Strong violence is "ok" for this group, the
recently posted pictures of the battle of Yellow Castle showed 'figs getting
decapitated. Srtong sexual content is not ok- what if someone posted an
illustrated Kama Sutra with 'figs as the models? (Hmmmm.... idea)
If two people are making out heavily in a park people make disgusted sounds
and say things like "get a room." If two people start fighting in a park a
crowd gathers.
Chris
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| (...) Welcome to the odd, sexually repressed reality of America. General rule: "You can't show bare breasts on network TV. (Unless they belong to a woman being tortured by Nazis.)" Seriously, our puritan culture has hang-ups about graphic portrayals (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Christopher Lannan writes: More thoughts- What about the AFOL acronymn "POOP" How many of us can honestly say it wasn't chosen because of its "potty humour" nature. Piece out of other pieces should be pooop, shouldn't it? I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I want to make my point clear on this issue. For me it is not allways something to protect kids. For me I am as you say "spoiled" so I know what is meant when a * or whatever is used to mask a letter (usually a vowel) in a word. To me this is (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Oh come on. Please. You know as well as the rest of us that children _do_ know those words. The more you try to hide it, the earlier they know. Besides, the words themselves aren't the problem. It's the intent behind them. (...) Here, have a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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