Offensive words...
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jerthunter
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I wish this topic would not get dragged into the mud field that is the discussion of politically correctness. I have no intention of debating what is right and wrong. I merely want to point out that people have the right to be offended just as others have the right to offend.
If you desire is to offend people, good luck with that.
If you don't care, good luck with that.
If you feel there is little difficulty in showing for 'class' or 'compassion' than by all means, save yourself a few words and leave out the extra words that you feel may offend.
I personally do not find myself to be easily offended, as I mentioned eariler I can think of only one word that might offend me and I highly doubt anyone here will ever use it or even be able to guess what it is. (This is not an invitation to guess what it is btw.)
I do, however, think that most people have a word or term that dispite their best efforts would truely offend them to the point of needing to react. I may be wrong but I base this assumption on myself. For the longest time I believe that nothing could offend me but I found my one sore spot and I imagine most people have one, whether they will admit to it or even know it yet.
If you desire is to offend people, good luck with that.
If you don't care, good luck with that.
If you feel there is little difficulty in showing for 'class' or 'compassion' than by all means, save yourself a few words and leave out the extra words that you feel may offend.
I personally do not find myself to be easily offended, as I mentioned eariler I can think of only one word that might offend me and I highly doubt anyone here will ever use it or even be able to guess what it is. (This is not an invitation to guess what it is btw.)
I do, however, think that most people have a word or term that dispite their best efforts would truely offend them to the point of needing to react. I may be wrong but I base this assumption on myself. For the longest time I believe that nothing could offend me but I found my one sore spot and I imagine most people have one, whether they will admit to it or even know it yet.
veni vidi vici
Active Member
Originally Posted by nietzsche
who uses that word to say that a child has a mental disability nowadays? you?
I didnt say i used it or anyword?My question is who decides what is offensive to one and not the other? My point is that you are going to offend some and others not.You just cant win.Like i said you can please some of the people.......
who uses that word to say that a child has a mental disability nowadays? you?
I didnt say i used it or anyword?My question is who decides what is offensive to one and not the other? My point is that you are going to offend some and others not.You just cant win.Like i said you can please some of the people.......
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by seasalt101
i having a disability thought i would chime in, me i do not give a rat's a$$ about political correctness i think that in itself is a major problem people see you as you are and that is it, if you do something stupid what are we supposed to say, it was stupid, if a guy is mentally retarded that is the medical term for it, are we such a gentle people as to not offend no, we are human and react as such people usually defenders of the handicapped seem to want to be martyrs for there cause and words are cheap
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political correctness and do something that really matters if you are so worried volunteer, donate, educate but don't jump my sh!+ just cause i use a word that might make someone need therapy...tobin
Tobin, let me guess. You didn't vote for Kerry or Gore did ya???
I didn't either.
i having a disability thought i would chime in, me i do not give a rat's a$$ about political correctness i think that in itself is a major problem people see you as you are and that is it, if you do something stupid what are we supposed to say, it was stupid, if a guy is mentally retarded that is the medical term for it, are we such a gentle people as to not offend no, we are human and react as such people usually defenders of the handicapped seem to want to be martyrs for there cause and words are cheap
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political correctness and do something that really matters if you are so worried volunteer, donate, educate but don't jump my sh!+ just cause i use a word that might make someone need therapy...tobin
Tobin, let me guess. You didn't vote for Kerry or Gore did ya???
I didn't either.
tx reef
Active Member
Originally Posted by nietzsche
is it still cool to call black people the n word or any latin americans a spic?
Why is it okay to type "****" but not the dreaded "n" word?
By the way, the only reason the "n" word is so bad is because people give it that power.
If I can ignore being called a honky, then a black person should be able to handle being called a n****
is it still cool to call black people the n word or any latin americans a spic?
Why is it okay to type "****" but not the dreaded "n" word?
By the way, the only reason the "n" word is so bad is because people give it that power.
If I can ignore being called a honky, then a black person should be able to handle being called a n****
jerthunter
Active Member
Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
. . . My question is who decides what is offensive to one and not the other? . . .
I know your question was not directed to me but I started this thread so I feel that I have the justification to respond to it.
I have been saying that only an individual can determine what is or isn't offensive to them.
The question about what should or shouldn't be allowed to be said is not what this thread is about.
I am not speaking to anyone in particualr here, but I would appreciate it if people wishing to discuss specifics or PCness or something else would start their own thread to discuss such matters.
. . . My question is who decides what is offensive to one and not the other? . . .
I know your question was not directed to me but I started this thread so I feel that I have the justification to respond to it.
I have been saying that only an individual can determine what is or isn't offensive to them.
The question about what should or shouldn't be allowed to be said is not what this thread is about.
I am not speaking to anyone in particualr here, but I would appreciate it if people wishing to discuss specifics or PCness or something else would start their own thread to discuss such matters.
veni vidi vici
Active Member
Originally Posted by nietzsche
btw, nowadays it's not cool to say that. people don't want to be looked at like that anymore. they dont want to be known as the disabled guy, the guy whos leg is missing, but the person who has a disability... no one wants to become the disability, but as an actual person who just ended up with the disability... i mean, if you cant tell the difference or dont care then why even bother saying anything?
Is this info from some kind of survey or poll or is this just a opinion?
btw, nowadays it's not cool to say that. people don't want to be looked at like that anymore. they dont want to be known as the disabled guy, the guy whos leg is missing, but the person who has a disability... no one wants to become the disability, but as an actual person who just ended up with the disability... i mean, if you cant tell the difference or dont care then why even bother saying anything?
Is this info from some kind of survey or poll or is this just a opinion?
seasalt101
Active Member
Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
Tobin, let me guess. You didn't vote for Kerry or Gore did ya???
I didn't either.
nope i didn't, how ya doin, kerry the "hero" and gore the enironmental what ever you want to call him hope i didn't offend
Tobin, let me guess. You didn't vote for Kerry or Gore did ya???
I didn't either.
nope i didn't, how ya doin, kerry the "hero" and gore the enironmental what ever you want to call him hope i didn't offend
groupergenius
Active Member
Originally Posted by seasalt101
nope i didn't, how ya doin, kerry the "hero" and gore the enironmental what ever you want to call him hope i didn't offend
None taken.
nope i didn't, how ya doin, kerry the "hero" and gore the enironmental what ever you want to call him hope i didn't offend
None taken.
seasalt101
Active Member
Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
None taken.
i knew that, some of us are tough sknned, remember when that meant a whole lot more?...tobin
None taken.
i knew that, some of us are tough sknned, remember when that meant a whole lot more?...tobin
veni vidi vici
Active Member
Originally Posted by Jerthunter
I know your question was not directed to me but I started this thread so I feel that I have the justification to respond to it.
I have been saying that only an individual can determine what is or isn't offensive to them.
The question about what should or shouldn't be allowed to be said is not what this thread is about.
I am not speaking to anyone in particualr here, but I would appreciate it if people wishing to discuss specifics or PCness or something else would start their own thread to discuss such matters.
Nope that question wasnt directed twards you,but it does fall right in line with the discusion you raised.
I know your question was not directed to me but I started this thread so I feel that I have the justification to respond to it.
I have been saying that only an individual can determine what is or isn't offensive to them.
The question about what should or shouldn't be allowed to be said is not what this thread is about.
I am not speaking to anyone in particualr here, but I would appreciate it if people wishing to discuss specifics or PCness or something else would start their own thread to discuss such matters.
Nope that question wasnt directed twards you,but it does fall right in line with the discusion you raised.
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tizzo
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Originally Posted by nietzsche
who uses that word to say that a child has a mental disability nowadays? you?
M.R...that's what the doctor called one of the possibilities with my son.
They did a chromosome test looking for genetic markers of autism and M.R. (mental retardation). It didn't dawn on me to be offended, or correct her terminology. So, I guess my son's neurologist is one person who uses that term nowadays.
A "mental disability", or "developmentally delayed" is what they call it when they still don't have a diagnosis. But mentally retarded really is a real name for a real disease.
who uses that word to say that a child has a mental disability nowadays? you?
M.R...that's what the doctor called one of the possibilities with my son.
They did a chromosome test looking for genetic markers of autism and M.R. (mental retardation). It didn't dawn on me to be offended, or correct her terminology. So, I guess my son's neurologist is one person who uses that term nowadays.
A "mental disability", or "developmentally delayed" is what they call it when they still don't have a diagnosis. But mentally retarded really is a real name for a real disease.
jerthunter
Active Member
Ok, once more. Please, if you wish to start a different discussion, I ask you nicely, please start it in a different thread. I personally do not wish for a thread I started to be turned into a discussion about how people SHOULD feel, what people SHOULD say, or what people SHOULD do. I started this thread to perhaps shed light on how certain unnecessary actions can easily be avoided to contribute to the overal happiness of the group.
This is not a topic debating whether people should be offended by a certain word or about how 'thickskinned' people should be, or how groups of people shouldn't care about a certain word because you don't care about a particular one. None of these are the topic of discussion here.
This is not a topic debating whether people should be offended by a certain word or about how 'thickskinned' people should be, or how groups of people shouldn't care about a certain word because you don't care about a particular one. None of these are the topic of discussion here.
nietzsche
Active Member
Originally Posted by TX Reef
Why is it okay to type "" but not the dreaded "n" word?
By the way, the only reason the "n" word is so bad is because people give it that power.
If I can ignore being called a honky, then a black person should be able to handle being called a n
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are you talking about? im mexican? i cant say ****? youre white, all of a sudden you can people the n word, and people the s word?
go ahead and call people the s word and the n word, just because other people call you honky doesnt mean you shou call people that, does it? seriously i dont get what youre telling me, its okay to be racist because other people are racist towards? ha, okay
Why is it okay to type "" but not the dreaded "n" word?
By the way, the only reason the "n" word is so bad is because people give it that power.
If I can ignore being called a honky, then a black person should be able to handle being called a n
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are you talking about? im mexican? i cant say ****? youre white, all of a sudden you can people the n word, and people the s word?
go ahead and call people the s word and the n word, just because other people call you honky doesnt mean you shou call people that, does it? seriously i dont get what youre telling me, its okay to be racist because other people are racist towards? ha, okay
michaeltx
Moderator
ok guys this topic is over because alot of words and phrases we do not allow have been used and typed in the posts. just because it was a topic on offensive words doesnt mean that they need to be used so after deleting several out of threads the topic has run as long as its going to go.
Mike
Mike