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Re: American Idolatry
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:19:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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On a side note, does LUGNET’s censorious stance on profanity permit these
juvenile, if clever work-arounds like A-hole and F-bomb? If so, what’s the
point?
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The point is civility. We dance around those terms as a way of showing
respect to each other. We recognize that these terms are mean-spirited and
vulgar and have no place in civil discourse, if even to type them for the
sake of discussion. You may feel that that is silly, but that is what being
civilized is all about.
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OK, so here’s how I see it. When I see A s s h o l e printed out, I think that
world to myself. When I see A-hole printed out, I think the same exact word to
myself and just a little side-adendum in my mind about why they used that (local
policy, dorky writer, etc). So to my perception, the same word was typed.
Is it really more civil for you to call me an a-hole?
Chris
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) No, Chris, we are talking about discussions about the word, not using it as a pejorative to somebody. It is more civil of me to skirt typing the actual word than to type it. JOHN (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) lol Because it's a non-issue! I'm guessing it is a tit for tat when Kerry was overheard swearing at that secret service agent while he was snowboarding... (...) The point is civility. We dance around those terms as a way of showing respect to (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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