(June 14, 2012 at 12:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Foul language is incredibly expressive. Somebodies gotta root for the f-word....
for example.
-Well, I personally don't believe that.
-Holy fucking christ, that is the single-most idiotic goddamned thing I've ever heard
Which of these two statements do you imagine best describes my internal reaction to certain statements which shall not be elaborated upon?
And the problem with the "you get more flies with honey" crap as an absolute is that there will always be some fascist moron, no matter how fucking polite you are, is going to get offended just by your mere objection.
So if you think I look like a clown for using the word "fuck" isn't that part of your ability to dissent itself?
You do realize that there are theists whom by the mere word "atheist" get offended. To them saying "atheist" without saying "fuck your god" is the same thing.
The point is that we do not live in a perfect world and none of us are clones of each other.
And this post itself IS an exercise in civility. Otherwise we'd get to arrest or murder each other because we disagree.
And what does that say about the person who claims to be trying to take the moral high ground to be stuck on words rather than the message itself?
If for example the following two sentences mean the same thing:
"Muslim men should not treat their women as property"
VS
"Fuck Muslim men who treat their women as property"
Is it important I not use the word "fuck" or is it more important that women not be treated like property? Because the men who do treat women like property would not care if you are cussing or not, you are threatening their childish insecurities.
You only have a contextual argument, not an absolute one.
