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Subject: Re: Job Satisfaction (not OT, but contains profanity)

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 22:41:45 07/11/01

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On July 11, 2001 at 21:30:36, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On July 11, 2001 at 20:12:56, K. Burcham wrote:
>
>>you could have used  f---    instead of what you did john.
>>
>>there could be some young ones here, and maybe some that just object.
>>
>>is this acceptable language here?
>>
>>i think not.
>>
>>arent there some women that post here also?
>>
>>yes we should treat them equal, but i feel uncomfortable about this post.
>
>
>
>As long as "fuck" is not used to insult the reader of the message, nor used to
>shock the reader on purpose, I don't see where the problem is...
>
>Or maybe you just hope that by removing the word "fuck" from everywhere the
>youngest one will never understand what "fuck" means, or will understand only
>when it is legal for them to understand the word? :)
>
>I consider "f---" as offensive than "fuck". Not because of the meaning of the
>word. It's because of the censorship applied on it. It is much more subversive
>and damaging than the real meaning of the word.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

I just do not agree with you. That language has no place here. There are women
here for example and it makes no difference how it is said, it does not need to
be said. My opinion anyhow
WAyne



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