11-16-2013, 08:17 PM
The title isn't a typo. Some words don't have the same chance as the rest. The Christian Right, the moral high-handers and those fearful of true freedoms pounce and ensure that adequate slander has been lain down to prevent the use of these words other than in the hush of privacy.
Now as a site we made the decision to allow our members the right to use any language they like in posts and this isn't about that. It is about how ridiculous it is to have a 'black list' of words-- fucking words, how can one be okay and another not be?
This is what I just don't get.
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'Fuck' is a major point of interest in the gallery of words which are descrimenated against, but sadly it isn't alone. The phrase 'god damn' is also held in disdain by many as blasphemy, which is absurd as the origin of the phrase was to invoke of call upon providence to deny the subject good fortune and to 'curse' their every effort. 'May God damn you!' -- an example of its previous use which shows not only belief in deity but also a respect for the powers of such.
Half the curse words in the English language are used in the bible. Others have dual meanings and are acceptable by the majority when used in one way but bring only reproach when used in other ways.
To me it is the height of hypocrisy and just another example of how we the people (of the world) need to shake these meaningless traditionalist ideas of what moral really means.
Now as a site we made the decision to allow our members the right to use any language they like in posts and this isn't about that. It is about how ridiculous it is to have a 'black list' of words-- fucking words, how can one be okay and another not be?
This is what I just don't get.
'Fuck' is a major point of interest in the gallery of words which are descrimenated against, but sadly it isn't alone. The phrase 'god damn' is also held in disdain by many as blasphemy, which is absurd as the origin of the phrase was to invoke of call upon providence to deny the subject good fortune and to 'curse' their every effort. 'May God damn you!' -- an example of its previous use which shows not only belief in deity but also a respect for the powers of such.
Half the curse words in the English language are used in the bible. Others have dual meanings and are acceptable by the majority when used in one way but bring only reproach when used in other ways.
To me it is the height of hypocrisy and just another example of how we the people (of the world) need to shake these meaningless traditionalist ideas of what moral really means.
