Really... the only person who cares when you get offended is yourself.
- Matt Small
----- Original Message -----
From: Marlon Moyer
To: CF-Community
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: Political Correctness
I f&cking believe that you should be able to use any f&cking word you want
to. I mean, what the f&ck. How is this word f&cking offensive to anybody.
It just f&cking kills me when people react in a f&cking ignorant way about
language, that somehow just the sound of one f&cking word could be so
offensive. Don't people understand that it's the f&cking meaning behind the
word and how it's used in context. If you're not f&cking intelligent enough
to understand this simple fact, then f&ck off! Oh wait, that last use was
offensive....
--
marlon
"And Bobby you are right, I am being selfish, but the last time I checked,
we don't have a whole lot of songs that feature the cowbell!"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harkins, Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:33 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Political Correctness
>
> Ray,
>
> It's true that language is simply what people say, but it's not a question
> of "shoulds". It's a question of your objective when speaking to someone.
> If
> you want to gain their trust or respect then you use a different language
> than if you wish to wound. Language is as language does.
> Personally I don't believe you can ever be too careful with language. A
> careless word can destroy years of effort.
> As for respect, its an article of faith for me (though not always an easy
> one) that everyone deserves it, even when they don't appear to.
>
> regards,
> Patrick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond Camden
> Subject: RE: Political Correctness
>
>
> Assuming we all want to be nice and not hurt anyones feelings, which is
> not
> true of course, but lets pretend, why should a minority group get to
> define
> meanings of words? If the majority says that X implies Y but the minority
> disagrees, well, isn't that too bad? Sure X may have meant something bad
> in
> the past, but language is fluid, it changes.
>
> -rc
>
>
>
>
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