Re: I still don't understand the rule, either » Dr. Bob

Posted by wendy b. on June 22, 2002, at 21:56:21

In reply to Re: i still don't understand the rule..., posted by Dr. Bob on June 22, 2002, at 18:23:43

> > is all "bad" language unacceptable?
>
> Yes. There, a simple rule. :-)
>
> Bob
Bob,
I think that this is just silly. Your calling me unsupportive, of a concept, not a person (read the thread again), is really off-base. Loads of people would tell you that I am at least as supportive of others as anybody else, in real life and on this Board... I am trying hard not to take your remarks as a put-down.
What you think of as "bad" words, and what I think of as offensive language (cuz I usually don't label much speech as "bad"), are different. Obviously. It takes a lot to offend me. Because I am SO TOLERANT, I guess. I wish you could be tolerant, too, of reasonable expression.
I prefer the old days, where the use of such words wasn't as "policed" as it is now. If they're used as epithets or in name-calling, that's clearly unacceptable on any forum. But I really can't understand why you are actively choosing to stifle expression. The books of creative literature you're reading on the Book Club forum are written by authors who use those awful "bad" words judiciously. Not all the time, but not never, either.
And does the fact that I don't happen to agree with someone (like you, in this rare instance) mean that I'm not being supportive of him? This is something I don't get either.
And I know I can take my bad words and use somebody else's web site. But I'd rather be able to express myself (within reason) without censoring myself, and be able to play with the other kiddies in this sandbox.
What about Dreamer's sex-escapades?* Isn't that as offensive as swearing? Why don't you censor discussions of/about sex, like the one we had about "Good Sex for Moms, " and women who were having a hard time getting turned on? We got pretty graphic, of necessity. The differences seem to be a little tricky to discern.
Still respectfully,
Wendy

* I think they're great, this is just an example.

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what is the rule for language? « krazy kat Dr. Bob 6/21/02
Re: what is the rule for language? « krazy kat » Dr. Bob wendy b. 6/21/02
Re: the rule for language Dr. Bob 6/22/02
i still don't understand the rule... krazy kat 6/22/02
being supportive... » Dr. Bob krazy kat 6/22/02
bad words katekite 6/22/02
Re: i still don't understand the rule... Dr. Bob 6/22/02
Re: I still don't understand the rule, either » Dr. Bob wendy b. 6/22/02
Re: I still don't understand the rule, either Dr. Bob 6/23/02
Re: I protest ! » wendy b. Ctrlalt n del 6/23/02
In favor of real language Shar 6/23/02
Re: Opposed to language that might offend Dr. Bob 6/23/02
i like crappe, and what about regional... krazy kat 6/23/02
I cannot STAND... » Dr. Bob krazy kat 6/23/02
just in case i get a block... » krazy kat krazy kat 6/23/02
the above is meant for Dr. B... (nm) krazy kat 6/23/02
Re: Opposed to language that might offend » Dr. Bob shar 6/23/02
Re: ....Dr bob... » krazy kat Ctrlalt n del 6/23/02
Re: I protest ! (uh, oh, trouble in Dream Land) » Ctrlalt n del wendy b. 6/24/02
krazy under her own fire re: postings... krazy kat 6/24/02
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Re: bad words krazy kat 6/30/02

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