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Re: Couldn't resist bringing this to your attention(s)
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Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:19:17 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, William R. Ward writes:
"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> writes:
Since when is "c**p" considered foul language? I recall that term being used
quite a bit here on Lugnet. I take it to mean "garbage" or "rubbish".

It *is* a dirty word, though not on the FCC's infamous list.  It is a
slang term for feces, which is clearly inappropriate.

I guess it depends on where you're from. 'Round here it's okay to use as a
polite alternative to the other word that begins with "s" (also means
feces). Sure, it's harsh critizism to call something "crap", but I don't
consider it "dirty" language.

To guage this problem, what would a movie be rated if the strongest word
used was "crap"? I suspect it would be G.

BTW, Repeating
it here probably violates LUGNET's ToS, so I replaced two letters in
your quoted text with **.

I doubt it. Check this out:
http://news.lugnet.com/?q=crap

TJ



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  Naughty Words? (was: Couldn't resist bringing this to your attention(s))
 
What motivates people to be offended by a word? I sincerely don't get it. Racial epithets offend me if they're being seriously issued, but it's the idea, not the word. In the example of "crap" below, it seems clear that the person is actually (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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