Posted by Tamar on December 7, 2005, at 6:12:55
In reply to Re: p*m-p*ms (off topic) » Tamar, posted by 10derHeart on December 6, 2005, at 22:46:14
> >>I'm pretty sure bastard is allowed.
>
> yup. And so are hell, crap and damn, which have been known to offend some people as well.Yeah, that *is* funny. I suppose there’s a question about where to draw the line. And of course, there’s no way of preventing people using religious names, which many people find much more offensive than profanity. But it would be odd to have a discussion of religion and find the name Jesus spelled with an asterisk…
> {I enjoyed writing the above sentence a bit too much. I notice I am quite twisted that way lately. hmmm...}
Nothing wrong with enjoying a few naughty words from time to time…
> oh, and I was surprised you hadn't heard the homophobic-type use of sw*shy. Because, perhaps sadly, I just realized I can't recall a single time I've ever heard it used any *other* way. :-(
Hmm, that’s interesting. I don’t hear very much homophobic language because I don’t happen to be in places where it’s used (but then I don’t get out much). My colleagues certainly wouldn’t use homophobic language… or at least they’d never use it in front of me because they know I’d start shouting at them! If I ever hear the word queer it’s in the phrase Queer Theory, where it isn’t being used in a pejorative sense. But sw*shy is a word that I use to describe a kind of long skirt.
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