mild profanity and other possible offences
CB
fedoralist at crispin.cb-ss.net
Tue Oct 19 23:42:32 UTC 2004
On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 00:46, Lew Bloch wrote:
> I was not in the least offended by G's use of the word "bitch" - it was
> funny, sympathetic and entirely appropriate. (It was also one-sided -
> maybe the guy was a real jerkwad and deserved to be dumped.
> Insufficient evidece.) It was not necessary to call in the Thought
> Police on this one.
>
> If we get too uptight about every little seeming transgression - "That
> was off-topic!" "Ooh, Mommy, he said a bad word!" "Oh, my poor delicate
> ears!" "Hey, you could possibly interpret that to mean that he says I'm
> an asshole!" (You know who you are.) "Suzy stepped over on *my* side of
> the line!" - then we're going to need Mary Poppins to step in and show
> us how to be children again.
>
> Do not make me have to consult a lawyer to post on this forum.
>
> For Chrissake, and I don't mean that in any religious or reverent way,
> lighten up!
Totally agree. For those inclined to trumpet their disapproval of posts,
it's also worth remembering that this is a global list, and many readers
are very unlikely to share their particular local mores. We do not all
share white wealthy American male values! (no offense meant there
either: it's just likely to be the biggest single subgroup here).
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