[Zerosuit connor]

Vulpes Abnocto, on 08 February 2012 - 03:21 AM, said:

stab244, on 08 February 2012 - 03:12 AM, said:

To end this post, a quote from Shakespeare: "Nothing is good or evil but the mind makes it so." Okay so it wasn't really Shakespeare but from one of his plays. Either way this pretty much sums up this post.

A fuck by any other name would still be fucking great.

Zetta_x, on 08 February 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

While I'm on the subject, lets make "Nando" to be an offensive word.

Added to the word filter.

What's the word filter? This thread is fucking bursting with fresh opinions.

[IBNobody]

My daughter informed me that her school has added new curse words to their banned word list.

The list now includes...
Stupid
Retarded
Sucks

Ironically, those were the same words I used to describe the new list.

Edited by IBNobody, 08 February 2012 - 03:33 AM.

[stab244]

Vulpes Abnocto, on 08 February 2012 - 03:21 AM, said:

stab244, on 08 February 2012 - 03:12 AM, said:

To end this post, a quote from Shakespeare: "Nothing is good or evil but the mind makes it so." Okay so it wasn't really Shakespeare but from one of his plays. Either way this pretty much sums up this post.

A fuck by any other name would still be fucking great.

Zetta_x, on 08 February 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

While I'm on the subject, lets make "Nando" to be an offensive word.

Added to the word filter.

Exactly why we make new swear words.

Also as a test, [CENSORED].

Edited by Vulpes Abnocto, 08 February 2012 - 04:04 AM.

[Bobbyloujo]

I'm surprised, I thought I was completely alone on this. I don't like swearing at all.

Foxi4, on 07 February 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

Everything is good in moderation - swearwords are an integral part of every language and they deserve to be remembered and used, not in a lowly but rather a crafty manner. Besides, what else can you say when you stubbed a toe or hit your head againts something if not "Fuuuu!!!"?

Everything? Everything is good in moderation? You should watch what you say... (heh, pun). Disease, murder, bullying, hypocrisy, corruption etc... etc... those all fall under "everything". Are they good in moderation as well? Some things are just no good.

And you can just say "ouch". :/

Edited by Bobbyloujo, 08 February 2012 - 04:54 AM.

[Hells Malice]

IBNobody, on 08 February 2012 - 03:32 AM, said:

My daughter informed me that her school has added new curse words to their banned word list.

The list now includes...
Stupid
Retarded
Sucks

Ironically, those were the same words I used to describe the new list.

Retarded makes sense.
They'll never ban stupid or sucks. They'd suspend half the boys and several girls if they did.
Good ol' schools pretending they can do things like that.

[Zetta_x]

This leads to the question, why are we trying to unbalance reality? Life is supposed to be balanced, we can't just give everybody what makes them happy as that destroys the natural events in reality.

I say this because the topic seems to move off from why words are offensive to let me try to offend people with words.

[DiscostewSM]

More often than not, it's the way the words are used.

[mthrnite]

I rarely cuss in public, but do so regularly around family and friends, even my kids. The kids know what words not to use, and they have cuss words of their own. Even dang is a cuss word, especially for kids. The key thing is to adjust your words depending on company and place. My boys know never to use the word "God" around their grandmother for example, since she's a Christian. They also know some words are reserved for teens/adults, like fuck. They can use frak in it's place though, I got no problem with that.

[t377y000]

i rarely curs, but my opinion is this.
words are words.
where did curse words come from anyway? & who's idea was it to take a few words & group them into being bad?
seems they just appeared out of the blue & people just don't want those words so there labeled as curs words or something.

[Sheimi]

I tend to swear excessively. I drop the "F" Bomb when I am talking normally.

[shlong]

I seriously couldn't care less.
It's become part of who I am, and people don't care if I swear.

[ProtoKun7]

Vulpes Abnocto, on 08 February 2012 - 03:21 AM, said:

Zetta_x, on 08 February 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

While I'm on the subject, lets make "Nando" to be an offensive word.

Added to the word filter.

In the UK, fuzzy kittens's is a very nice chain of restaurants.

fuzzy kittens fuzzy kittens fuzzy kittens

IBNobody, on 08 February 2012 - 03:32 AM, said:

My daughter informed me that her school has added new curse words to their banned word list.

The list now includes...
Stupid
Retarded
Sucks

Ironically, those were the same words I used to describe the new list.

That's a retarded list; that sucks for her stupid school.

Really, those terms are fine; even retarded is a technical term, whether applying to an inhibited or impeded property or quality, or even when referring to mental retardation itself. Sure, it may not be a tactful choice of word if you're talking to someone who is genuinely retarded somehow, but it's still acceptable to me.

[Sterling]

shlong, on 08 February 2012 - 03:01 PM, said:

I seriously couldn't care less.
It's become part of who I am, and people don't care if I swear.

Care to swear, or swear to care. YOU decide.!

[shlong]

I swear I don't care if people swear

No but seriously.

I guess if it's out of place then I'm against it, but in all honesty if it's just everyday shit like here, then...je m'en fou ┐('～`；)┌

[Guild McCommunist]

I would argue that retarded has taken on a new denotation. People say it not to imply mental disability but to imply stupidity.

Probably a stupid parallel, but there was an episode of South Park about the word "fag". They called the moron bikers in town "fags" only to get into trouble. When asked what a "fag" was, they said it was the bikers and never related the word to the gay population. In turn, the gay population actually supported the boys and started a campaign to change the definition of "fag" to meaning "loud, obnoxious bikers". Retarded has taken a similar route. I'll be honest, I use it a lot (if you couldn't tell) but I never mean any offense to the mentally challenged. I hear people say it all the time but I know they'd never use it as an insult towards the mentally challenged either.