Author: Dana Turnmire
Date: 08:12:15 07/12/01
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On July 12, 2001 at 11:04:58, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >On July 12, 2001 at 10:52:29, Wayne Lowrance wrote: > >>On July 12, 2001 at 04:31:57, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >> >>>On July 12, 2001 at 01:41:45, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >>> >>>>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 >>> >>>What difference does it make that there are women here? what a bad argument, >>>either you are fine with the use of the word or you are not, someone pointed out >>>that there are younger readers/posters here and that is why i don't think that >>>using profanity is ok, even if it is a quote, i mean where is the limit? >>> >>>Regards >>>Jonas > >Yes, that is even worse. But why do you think so ? You do not want them to hear >the word ? When they grow up it's ok ? Why not teach them when young that it is >not ok, that would seem to be your thought that it is not ok for youngsters to >hear it. > >I think it is a baby boomer loose style of life, lack of moral fiber. My wife >and I are in our 70's. If my kids would have used that word I would kick there >rear end inside out. Now that there adults they do not use the word. >Geeze, do you go to church, God's place. Would you use that word there. Would >you talk to your minister with that language ? >Is your vocabulary so limited that you must use that word ? I am talking to all >of you people who have contributed to the thread, but in particuliar to >Christophe. > >Wayne These "open-minded" liberal thinking people find nothing offensive using the basest langauge but let someone quote from the "holy bible" and see how offended they get. No one likes the idea of answering to their maker at death.
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