And now, a spritey Moment of Zen (TM)

[FF Fanatic 80]

........

.......

....good, captain morality isn't here....

...since you're all here anyway, I guess I have a question for all you 'forumers' or whatever the hell you call yourselves.

What the bloody f#$k is wrong with swearing?

I mean, for f#$k's sake, you're going to run into eventually, sooner or later, yet people act like it's this Godsdamned big lingering shadow of evilness.

....hell, I learned a good chunk of mine listening to mum and dad fighting....

So what the hell's the big problem?! Huh?!

.......

.....you know, normally, I would be more than willing to point out the several problems with this statement.

But I think I will let the 'forumers' do so for me. *sigh*

Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=fffanatic80>FF]  at: 1/19/06 12:31

[PriamNevhausten]

Not a damn thing. People will always have words for intense, antisocial sentiments, and for vulgar acts, and for dire insults. Criminalizing one word is only paying attention to the symptom, and not even to the problem that usually isn't a problem at all.

I could write a paragraph with no swear words on a blue piece of Lisa Frank brand paper with a pink gel pen and dot my i's with hearts and be all nice looking and preppy about it and still be writing gruesome descriptions of disembowelments and unconsented fornication. It's not the packaging that is the cruel thing--it's the intent. For a more real-world easily observable case, consider how a significant number of black people call their good friends their 'niggas.' This is the case of a swear word turned into something productive and even pleasant!

Linguistically speaking, swear words even serve a useful purpose. They help a speaker garner covert prestige within their social group; speaking in a formal setting has completely different rules from speaking casually, and this difference between covert and overt prestige is easily discernible. I can't recall a public figure who was spoken well of for his ways of being straightforward--that's not valued in 'high-culture' social situations as it is in casual settings. On the other hand, consider that beating around the bush and speaking in grandiose terms in a casual setting is the rough equivalent of swearing in a more formal setting--it is not likely to earn you any friends or allies. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=priamnevhausten>PriamNevhausten</A]&nbsp; at: 1/19/06 16:49

[Zemyla]

The Thought Police needed something to occupy the minds of impressionable people with an overblown sense of morals. <p>-----
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[FF Fanatic 80]

....

....

...so you wrote all that up to basically say "swearing is not always bad."

...oh for the love of... *sigh*

He was attempting to answer your question with a descriptive, well thought out response.

Honestly...

How the hell does talking about writing in pink with bloody hearts on my i's answer my question?!

*sigh*

Because he is attempting to demonstrate that there are many facets to communication. It is not simply what a word means, it is where the word is used, and in what context.

...fine, fine...

.........

...but I'd still like to know what the bloody f#@k that thought police crap is about, or whatever that Zem woman with the pale blonde picture is talking about.







...this is not going to end well, I know it....

[RedEye Dragon89]

******! <p><hr />
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[FF Fanatic 80]

......

...WHAT THE #@$#@ DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!

...actually, I am not entirely certain WHAT he said.

It appears his text is being obscured, much like your own 'colorful' words.

Exactly!

Whatever the hell it was had to be pretty bad...

...so you better just come clean and admit whatever the @#$# you just called me pal.

...and once again, I do not see this ending well... *sigh*

[PriamNevhausten]

*unravels an @ into a morningstar* Bring it, karat-ampersand-asterisk-dollarsign! <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>

[KingOfDoma]

*dials that phone*

... ... oh, hey Kyra. Is Daniel in? Oh, I can tell you. You might want to get to the inn. Your brother in law is causing a slight commotion. Might want to get over there. Yeah. Yeah, I'm not telling you who I am. Sorry. Talk to you later. *click* <p><hr />
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[Jak Snide]

From this moment onwards, I shall always think that Stephen speaks just like Stewie of Family Guy fame.

[LadyDragonClawsEDW]

Sadly, Kyra cannot make it to the thread. It appears her sprite got lost on the way.

I'm sure the Grumbling Doom has something to say in her place though! <p>--------------------

"If I have to grab a man's ass, you can smile." -Tolaris</p>