Poll: About the F-word...
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I've always liked that this forum knows we'd just swear anyway and doesn't wrath us for it. Sure if your post is full of nothing but fucking fucked at the fuck fuck the mods will probably wrath you for it.
Because you're allowed to swear doesn't mean its a real common thing, that I've seen anyway. Hell, if a post is filled with the F-word I'm far more likely to disregard the comment's content due to the immature use of the word. As punctuation or as a stinger I'm alright with it. As every second word I roll my eyes and move on.
Personally I usually don't use it often so that when my friends see me use it retains some potency. But with children learning the words as early as Kindergarten, I don't think the word is as powerful as it once was anyway.
I'm fucking glad the fucking Escapist staff fucking ignores swearing in the fucking forums.
I like the BSG approach. Invent a word that means essentially the exact same thing and avoid censorship.
They say FRAK every other line in that show and it's awesome.
I think that show in it's own right proves that it's not the meaning of the word we care about as a society, it's the perception of a word. Which is just a stupid reason for censorship.
They say FRAK every other line in that show and it's awesome.
I think that show in it's own right proves that it's not the meaning of the word we care about as a society, it's the perception of a word. Which is just a stupid reason for censorship.
That being said, though, I'm not really intimidated by it, I just hate unnecessary verbal repetition a lot, to the point where I want to choke them with my mind (but I only get that annoyed if they're swearing repeatedly).ShadowsofHope said:
I don't think people should get to keep their vocal cords when they abuse them like that, but that's just my opinion.
ninja'd, yeah that's what it means. a long time ago, you needed permission from the king to produce offspring.Zyst said:
In England, I've often (maybe a couple of times) heard the word used in 12A films (12 or younger so long as accompanied by an Adult) Such as in the film "Valkyrie" with Tom Cruise. Things just become more socially acceptable, which is why I think they should reclassify many old films (as the word once meant an 18 before).
It's not so much the word itself that is intimidating, but rather the gestures and facial expressions that come with it when someone is angry enough to swear like a crew of sailors all bundled up in one voice, in the middle of public or in the living room of your house.ffs-dontcare said:That being said, though, I'm not really intimidated by it, I just hate unnecessary verbal repetition a lot, to the point where I want to choke them with my mind (but I only get that annoyed if they're swearing repeatedly).ShadowsofHope said:
I don't think people should get to keep their vocal cords when they abuse them like that, but that's just my opinion.
But yeah, I understand that.
I don't like the principle behind swearing (at least meaningless ones, I can understand not using ******), but because I can't change that people get offended, I don't use them in public. I actually almost never use them at all.
You know, now that I see this Thing about Stuff in the corner, it made me think of something.
Fuck is like a lightsaber. Pull it out occasionally and in tasteful situations (the original trilogy) and it has meaning and power behind it, and is sometimes cheered on by an audience. But throw it around every chance you get just because you can (prequels) and you're a hack and should be exiled forever.
And still, don't do it in public. Because that's a dick move.
You know, now that I see this Thing about Stuff in the corner, it made me think of something.
Fuck is like a lightsaber. Pull it out occasionally and in tasteful situations (the original trilogy) and it has meaning and power behind it, and is sometimes cheered on by an audience. But throw it around every chance you get just because you can (prequels) and you're a hack and should be exiled forever.
And still, don't do it in public. Because that's a dick move.
Damn, that made my head hurt, trying to read that.Mojo_22 said:
Okay, so pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis lost to Methionyl-fucking-something (in the spirit of this thread). But floccinaucinihilipilification still gets the cake for the longest NON technical word. And it sounds funny! Speaking of which: lollapalooza [http://www.reference.com/browse/lollapalooza] sounds even more funny.
EDIT: It hurts even more trying to listen to that video.
I love fuck (in every possible sense, verbal or otherwise *wink, wink, stupid 'joke'*). Especially the expression 'Shut the fuck up'. Man, that sounds so vibrant and awesome. And, basically, I like to use 'fuck' to emphasise an argument, or a statement. I think it does a pretty good job at that, and a lot of people think that the usage of curse words and such is distasteful, and prone only to idiots and 'unimaginative people, but to them people I'd like to say:
Dear Prejudgemental Masturbatory Produce,
Go and procede in making sexual intercourse, for the sake of procreation and propogation of the human species, with your own maternal, authoritative figure. Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
A.T.
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH6 4TX.
Dear Prejudgemental Masturbatory Produce,
Go and procede in making sexual intercourse, for the sake of procreation and propogation of the human species, with your own maternal, authoritative figure. Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
A.T.
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH6 4TX.
No, this is an etymological urban legend. (It doesn't mean "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", either.) Acronyms don't really show up in English until around World War II, and "fuck" is much, much older than that:CulixCupric said:
(While we're on the subject, "shit" isn't an acryonym either.)The Oxford English Dictionary said:
There really is no reason why people should react so badly to the word "fuck." I've noticed that all the people who have something against swearing never are able to explain what, exactly, the reason is that swearing is wrong. If I say "This ice cream is fucking delicious!" then they'll get offended, but they won't be able to say why it's bad of me to say somehting like that. Sure, they might say "it sounds bad," but so does Justin Bieber music and that's not considered immoral. My theory is that it's a remnant of when saying the names of evil spirits attracted them, and stuff like that, and now we don't have any reason for it anymore. But people still keep on enforcing this.
tl;dr: any society where saying "You're a fucking good person" is considered offensive and not seen as the compliment it is is not a sensible society.
tl;dr: any society where saying "You're a fucking good person" is considered offensive and not seen as the compliment it is is not a sensible society.
I generally don't have an issue with swearing, although if I feel as though it may offend someone, or I'm in a formal setting, I'll try to avoid it. Oddly, I have no problem swearing on this forum, despite the very distinct possibility I might offend someone.
Oh, and I often punch my friends if they swear near children. Cause, y'know, demonstrating that physical violence is a good way to get one's point across is a far less harmful concept to children than a collection of random sounds that they probably already know anyway if they have a house with a TV.
Oh, yeah, and FUCK.
Oh, and I often punch my friends if they swear near children. Cause, y'know, demonstrating that physical violence is a good way to get one's point across is a far less harmful concept to children than a collection of random sounds that they probably already know anyway if they have a house with a TV.
Oh, yeah, and FUCK.
There's no need to be like that.Zachary Amaranth said:
It's the fact that the word now a days is pure shock value in English speaking countries.It makes no sense whatsoever.
Even black people say it to other black people but are shocked when a white person says it.
That is racism.
Do you not agree?
Right? That whole slavery thing wasn't racist at all. It was just... a boo boo. Yeah. A boo boo! Racism doesn't exist anymore!Zachary Amaranth said:
... Hm... I tried to find a funny video to go along with our sarcasm, Zachary. Sorry. Couldn't find a thing.
Anyways, more on topic, I don't care about "bad words". But I'm not one of those people who think that because it doesn't offend me it SHOULDN'T offend anyone. So if someone kindly asks me to stop saying/doing something, I stop.
Pretty much this. My take on "offensive" language is simply that words mean nothing more than what meaning you prescribe to them. Anyone who is offended or otherwise uncomforted by a word that is not a direct, personal insult needs to grow the fuck up and realize that.TrilbyWill said:
Well, the escapist is what you'd consider a mature forum. As such, there's no need to treat us like eight year olds with a certin... condition, and make us run around these threads with the proverbial foam helmets. As there is the certain level of implied maturity, nobody really has a right to get into a hissy about swearing. Yes, we don't have to do it, but if anything, that makes it even better to do so. Stephen Fry explains it better than me.
That said, my Geography teacher was basically what Mr. Fry here decried. Hell, he told us he'd never once in his life said "fuck". (He said "the F-word", so I couldn't be clever about it.) I find it hard to believe.
That said, my Geography teacher was basically what Mr. Fry here decried. Hell, he told us he'd never once in his life said "fuck". (He said "the F-word", so I couldn't be clever about it.) I find it hard to believe.