RE: Remove Vulgar Thread Titles
March 19, 2018 at 3:54 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2018 at 4:04 pm by Shell B.)
(March 16, 2018 at 8:07 pm)Banned Wrote: No, a pretty even mix from middle to lower class. Some of you are educated but alcohol and other factors have put you in far less desirable situations.
What a very strange thing to say. The middle class ranges right up to just below the 1%. That means you can make more than $200,000 annually and still be middle class. Are you seriously snubbing your nose at that? If I were a betting person, I'd say it's statistically likely, especially if you live in one of the cheaper states, that many of the atheists on this forum make significantly more money than you do. On top of that, you're making a really crazy assumption about people's imbibing. I don't even take prescription pain meds when they're prescribed. I think Tibs has had a handful of beers in the past year. Our position is pretty fucking desirable, especially when he comes at it from behind. So, why you bein' a bitch?
(March 19, 2018 at 3:45 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(March 19, 2018 at 1:46 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Running the risk of a real thread in the suggestions box...we use "vulgar" language because it's expressive.
"These vicars!"
"These fucking vicars!"
One is ambiguous, and so..inept.
Vulgarity signals the laziness of those who use it and serves only as a substitute for truly descriptive language.
These corrupt vicars...
These perverted vicars...
These arrogant vicars...
These incompetent vicars...
These foolish vicars...
Out of the richness of the entire English language you'd rather use words that add no meaningful content to what you want to say.
As something of an English language expert, I call bullshit. You don't have to plumb the depths of your thesaurus to produce forceful, meaningful, concise language. In fact, it is much preferred that you use a more conversational tone in anything short of technical writing. No one but the smarmiest of assholes likes to read sesquipedalian authors. Everyone secretly prefers the modern penny dreadful. Swears are just words. That you find them vulgar is your problem. They serve their function well. Any offense taken on your part is just a bonus.
(March 19, 2018 at 2:34 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Words do have weight and carry meaning though. As humams, it's the number 1 way we communicate and express ourselves. An obvious example: I can't just start calling people "nigger" and tell them not to care because it's just a word. I dont think that would fly, as it shouldnt. Words have meaning.
Again, I'm not complaining about all the vulgarity on AF's main page via thread titles. No skin off my back. But do I think it is somewhat trashy looking? Yes. Yes I do. I don't think anyone should be criticised for having that opinion.
Nigger isn't a swear word. It's a racial slur. Fucking, shit, piss, cunt, nigger. One of these things is not like the other. One might look trashy. The other definitely looks racist. Still, even that word has its place, be it in literature, from the mouths of people socially "allowed" to say it, etc. Honestly, I don't mind if people say nigger in a demeaning way or call people that word. It lets me know who to avoid.
