Author: Chessfun
Date: 16:46:27 07/12/01
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On July 12, 2001 at 16:39:25, Christophe Theron wrote: >On July 12, 2001 at 07:42:06, Chessfun 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 >> >> >>John was careful in the header to warn of profanity, leaving users the choice to >>read the post. I see no reason that a Woman would be any more offended than a >>Man. The post is not designed nor aimed at a specific person, so I see no reason >>why anyone should be bothered. Either the word is acceptable or not. >> >>Christophe's post which like this one is after a moderator message; >>and is also in reply to this message; >>http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?179387, I feel much less >>comfortable about, even with the smile's, as IMO that's a post that never needed >>to be made. > > > >Mmh... Some facts are so horrible that they need to be painted in pink first. > >Come on... Do not add your vote to the general hypocrisy. If you read my first paragraph you'd see where my opinion lay. However the fact remains that using the f word is not a common practice among the people I know. It is neither popular nor do I know of any female friend who uses the word. The word in itself is not so troublesome as used the way John used it. Your use of it was IMO, in this case was not required, and I myself find your use of it to be sexist. I don't see how this single post was going to solve the problem for all those that took issue with the original post of John's. Therefore regardless how Pink you were to paint it, it wouldn't provide the answer. Sarah.
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