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Thanks, Sharon. And yes, just like that.
Red_and_Black:
Google is your friend. And the feminist movement is disengenous. And you would like to make up the meaning of words, as dictionaries do not reflect your position.
This discussion board has a very specific mandate. I know, because I helped to develop it. Telling marginalized people that they should learn to put up with racist, sexist, classist, objectifying, dehumanizing language because free speech is so important ain't one of them.
I don't call my mother a cunt. Do you? We are free to. This is a community, babble. It has community standards, which are always evolving, but have a clear foundation. You are free to review that foundation in the Babble Policy, which you agreed to respect when posting here.
Simple.
Edited to add: R_and_B completely rewrote the post I was responding to. I will let the response stand as is.
If you read my post above, Qu' you'll see that I said the same thing.
I don't find it odd, however, merely emblematic of posters on this site who often change the topic to divert attention away from serious, mature, and cooperative discussion about electoral strategies we could all use to put an end to our essential Canadian political problem -- that of a perpetually DIVIDED and CONQUERED opposition, something that exists thanks to petty partisan politics.
I suppose if we applied that standard, then "asshole" would be verboten.
How did the "c"-word enter this thread? Did any of the pale penis people advocate using it?
Sven, I was asked about the language I use, and I answered. It was an attempt to smear me or catch me in a contradiction that didn't work. Now you try to use my personal response for another purpose.
And no, I don't use asshole, either.
Those who are wondering how the discussion unfolded as it did are free to read the thread.
I believe I just saw a deke.
I guess the general consensus is that words can alienate and humiliate people...But this should also apply to labels which are rapidly losing their meaning because these labels are being thrown around all willy nilly (i.e. Sexist)
These labels also alienate,humiliate and oppress.
As for regional dialects,yes the British used the 'c' word much more often than us North Americans...I'm from Quebec,and 'fuck' is used casually everywhere from television to radio...It is not considered an explitive or an obscenity.(that's French TV and radio,that is..and casual joual français)..But don't dare say tabarnak or colisse in casual conversation.
As much as I have tried to justify my use of the word 'douche bag'...I'm full on aware that bitch and cunt are unacceptable words to be used in any serious and/or intelligent forum.
Don't be a deke head, al-Qa'bong.
imdone, it's actually the law in terms of harrassment that it's not how you intend the words, it's how they are received.
Sven, how would you like to be called Walking Eagle? Not so much I bet...
Well there were some nice moments in this thread and some not-so-nice ones. But I sense that closing for length would be a good idea right around now, so that's what I'm a gone do.
alan smithee, your original moniker's suspension has been lifted.