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[LukeMC]

Freedom of speech is our most important ideal, and thus it must be protected.

Yes, there should be limits to protect people (i.e. no swearing on TV before the watershed)

However I see no reason why people should be censored in what they say.

No reason why people should be censored in what they say, unless they wanna say fuck?


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I hate the idea of "swear words". We can say poo, poop, dung, manure, crap, mess, waste, pap, cack, soil, turd and muck, but not shit? We can wee, pee, tiddle, piddle, drizzle, leak and urinate, but not piss? We can cover our bum, tush, hiney and backside but God forbid we cover our arses. And when I need the toilet I can pull out my tail, toddler, penis, wanger, willy, widgey, schlong, doo-daa, dingaling, todger or my *whistles*, but I'd be oucast if I slung out my dick, cock, nob or prick. And don't we all love how the subtle difference between ones teets and ones tits warrants censorship? Bitch is a dog and cock is a chicken, Dick is richard and I sometimes prick my fingers. These words aren't inherently dirty words, and are no more "ugly sounding" than any other words.

Stephen Pinker (psychologist) has given speeches and written a lot about what we can learn from human language. It appears we have a distate for our bodily fluids and sexual/excretory acts/organs. The pattern in swear words tends towards our shit and piss, our dicks, arses and cunts, fucking each other and bloody hell do we make religious reference. Jesus Christ.


Alas, society will do what society does. As pointless as this entire endeavour is.