Expletives and Colloquialisms.

Mykonos · 12-14-2011, 10:52 AM

I don't particularly like using them but I'm not disgusted by hearing them, and I don't refuse to use them if I'm say, quoting something. Plus faggot is such a common insult around here that you get into the habit of using it, whether you like it or not.

**Goofle** · 12-14-2011, 10:54 AM

Even if a black man uses them?

I personally never really say the word unless I am either singing a song or reciting a comedy routine.

Mykonos · 12-14-2011, 10:59 AM

If a black man can say a word and a white man can't, it's racist. That's why I think n*gga (I wouldn't normally censor it but a lot of people hate that word and I totally get that) either has to go away from use with everyone, or accept a less hostile tone. And no, saying it's not the same word as n*gger doesn't count, because they are the same word phonetically.

**Goofle** · 12-14-2011, 11:01 AM

F***** is now used outside the context of somebody being "gay", rather, they are just acting like a d*ck. But I understand that it is harmful that a word that is also associated with gays is used as a generic insult with that association in mind.

Edit: Not the best written sentence I have ever produced

**Goofle** · 12-14-2011, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mykonos

If a black man can say a word and a white man can't, it's racist. That's why I think n*gga (I wouldn't normally censor it but a lot of people hate that word and I totally get that) either has to go away from use with everyone, or accept a less hostile tone. And no, saying it's not the same word as n*gger doesn't count, because they are the same word phonetically.

Clearly it is not racist. Trust me, you start letting everyone say it, then we would have a much more divided world.

Mykonos · 12-14-2011, 11:05 AM

That's kind of (big emphasis on kind of there) what I was getting at. My sister only recently realised the association with gay people, as she thought it was just a standard 'you're a total nob' insult rather than a homophobic slur. Really, the only people who use the more traditional meaning for it are those homophobic groups that are thankfully in decline. That still doesn't make the word a 'right' one to use, but it's better for you to insult someone with it rather than use it to try and make them feel shitty about their sexuality.

Mykonos · 12-14-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TomClancy11

Clearly it is not racist. Trust me, you start letting everyone say it, then we would have a much more divided world.

So you're saying that excluding people from use of the word due to their race isn't in any way racist?

**Goofle** · 12-14-2011, 11:17 AM

No, it's not. But using the word against a race that you are currently enslaving is...

**Janszoon** · 12-14-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

The two double-g words make me wince every time. Hate them both.

Haggis and baggy? Yeah those words are annoying.

Salami · 12-14-2011, 12:31 PM

This thread is starting to worry me now. Why can't we all just invent insults like me?

12-14-2011, 10:52 AM	#51 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	I don't particularly like using them but I'm not disgusted by hearing them, and I don't refuse to use them if I'm say, quoting something. Plus faggot is such a common insult around here that you get into the habit of using it, whether you like it or not. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

12-14-2011, 10:59 AM	#53 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	If a black man can say a word and a white man can't, it's racist. That's why I think ngga (I wouldn't normally censor it but a lot of people hate that word and I totally get that) either has to go away from use with everyone, or accept a less hostile tone. And no, saying it's not the same word as ngger doesn't count, because they are the same word phonetically. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

12-14-2011, 11:05 AM	#56 (permalink)
Mykonos AWhatup Ganache? Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 381	That's kind of (big emphasis on kind of there) what I was getting at. My sister only recently realised the association with gay people, as she thought it was just a standard 'you're a total nob' insult rather than a homophobic slur. Really, the only people who use the more traditional meaning for it are those homophobic groups that are thankfully in decline. That still doesn't make the word a 'right' one to use, but it's better for you to insult someone with it rather than use it to try and make them feel shitty about their sexuality. __________________ 'Not that Becktionary, the Rhyming Becktionary!'- Bender Bending Rodriguez

12-14-2011, 12:31 PM	#60 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	This thread is starting to worry me now. Why can't we all just invent insults like me?