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Re: Profanity (was Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?)
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Fri, 1 Jan 1999 01:26:47 GMT
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On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 21:56:47 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman)
wrote:
> It's a super-gray area, and it'd be nice if everyone could express
> themselves in ways that didn't offend others. Of course, that'll never
> happen 100%, but there certainly are levels of gray, some of which are more
> likely to offend than others. For example, something like, "It really
> pi---- me off that TLG now makes these new 2-piece palm trees," is probably
> likely to offend fewer people than something like, "Those new palm trees
> really are pieces of sh--," which in turn is probably likely to offend fewer
> people than something like, "TLG's designers can go to h---; f--- them for
> even thinking of making 2-piece palm trees."
Not rerally commenting on the thread (I'll keep out of this one for
now), But why don't you just say the words? Do you think F*ck, or
F---, are any less offensive than fuck, the entire word? Juts
something I've noticed on many internet fora. I personallt aren't
offended by either version, but that's just me :)
Jasper
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