Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 01:20:12 07/13/01
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On July 12, 2001 at 19:46:27, Chessfun wrote: >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. Pink, white or black we're all made by storks. That's the plain truth. Some people call this stork the holy spirit, and that's okey also, I guess... Another thing is when I lose against Tiger or some, I can choose a bit between blaiming my own play or the fricking program...:) But surely these facts of life and emotions are equal to man and woman. Not so sure about cats though..;) Sune
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