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Naughty Words? (was: Couldn't resist bringing this to your attention(s))
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 4 Apr 2002 13:34:32 GMT
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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
offended by the word, rather than the meaning -- junk (or feces literally).
Are many of you out there tweaked by words like that? And for those of you who
are, why? Why let yourself be manipulated that way?
This has always seemed strange, and no one has ever explained it.
Chris
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Avery writes:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> To guage this problem, what would a movie be rated if the strongest word
> used was "crap"? I suspect it would be G.
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> > 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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