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Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
Come on it's the same, Ziroc said no swearwords and I think he means that... if you want to test it, look for George Carlin's "Seven words you can't say on television and post it here...
Now there is a dare... [img]smile.gif[/img]
Anyway [edit],I think people should be able to express them selves without the use of profanity, even if I think they are completly harmless.
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I think he's never watched free-to-air prime time TV in Australia...
I have no problem not swearing if asked (i haven't here because i just assumed it would be banned) but what is the difference between actually using it, and writing "the f word" or @&#% ??
We seem to be talking now about visual offence as I don't think anyone's dumb enough to not know what "the f word" means. Or that #^$*% means a variety of swear words (you can usually approximate which one by it's use too)
This is not an issue with Ziroc or the rules because he is following the mores of his society. But it is this social attitude that seems odd to me. Everyone can think it, know what it means etc... but as soon as someone says it, that's offensive?
Our media took to quoting direct statements with all letters intact some time ago. The thought being that it's an accurate reproduction of the speaker's words, not the words of the writer per se, therefore if someone takes offence, they should take offence at the speaker, not the newspaper/magazine/etc
For example, using {} to display where the actual letters would be, if I reply to a post that's annoyed me with:
{the f word} You!
or
XXXX You!
or
*#$% You!
or even
Funk You!
The sentiment does not change one bit. The letters representing it change but the meaning remains exactly the same and everyone who reads it knows what it says regardless. Why have some societies got to a point where it's okay to say/write Funk, but turn that n just 90 degrees ccw and lop off the tail bit...