What's wrong with this word?

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Sure there are but I don't think that anyone would get the point if I said darn or gosh or geepers when in fact I am really mad. It's all about expressing your emotions here and unfortunatly cursewords are a relieving way of doing that sometimes (and don't say that's what smilies are for).

That's why I posted it in Whatnots, Now I wouldn't call 80% of whatnots serious correspondance. Anyway, before this gets out of hand for some 4 letter word, it must be because I'm dutch and we generally don't(don't know how to describe it in english but here goes) make a big deal out of such thing. Either that or we are just more rude .

 

Alright Tal I have a multitude of remarks still on this topic but I can see it will get me nowhere so it's of no use continuing.

But my topic was as much Whatnots as it was SS, it was one general question on the word sh*t and one question why it is censored here.

Oh and I actually did read the rules the first day I got here and have post by them for about 475 posts now.

To close of here I will express how I feel right now (in smilies of course):

 

Actually, on the topic of saying S*** to my mother... I am the kind of person who uses VERY vulgar language when angered. Trust me, you woiuldn't want anyone impressionable near me. I am the kind of a person who will tell their mother to go **** herself... Horrid? Yes. Do I find myself annoying? Yes. Do I reign myself in company? Ues. Do I make a sailor blush when I blow a whistle? Yes.

When using the internet, I do my best to be polite and nice to other people. And not to sound like a gutter rat

(/soapbox)

 

I prefer blurgh to blargh.

Theres alsways bugger, or you could just let it censor it, people will get the drift

 

No one...no one can compare.

I reign supreme in cursing and swearing.



*laughs insanely*

 

If there was no censorship, people would always moan about people swearing. It's just easier to censor. Some don't like it, some do.

I personally don't find curse words offensive. But that's just me.

 

Have I said that? I just 'thought' because of the two different questions on the same topic I'd post it in Whatnots. In FACT I never even mentioned WHY it's censored in SP, I just mentioned THAT it did. My question after that was the word sh*t in general

It's funny that the word 'Exclusively' is mentioned in the discription. My post wasn't 'exclusively' on a question concerning SP or BOM, it was a (mentioning not questioning) part of it.

Don't get me wrong here Tal, this has nothing to do about dissing SP or you, I was just curious and when I think I'm right I will do a lot to prove it.

 

True enough.

Apeman holds out his hand waiting for Taluntain to shake it.

 

I curse all the time. Too much for a 13 year old, I can say.

But I respect Tal's censoring of the word s**t. It's actually his forum and we can use other bloody words.

Bloody for example.

 

Who says 'damn' is vulgar? It's used as a curse, right, but the meaning is simply 'curse it' while for example 'damned thing' is simply 'accursed thing' and 'damned person' is 'condemned person' like 'damned to hell'. In fact it's derived from a Latin word widely used in legal language. 'Darn' isn't actually of lesser weight -it's a slang word. Still, the meaning is more or less the same. Words like 'bloody' depend on the meaning the speaker and listener assign to them basing on the context, so for example Queen Mary 'Bloody Mary' Tudor (r. 1553-1558) isn't really f-worded Mary but just bloody Mary like bloodthirsty Mary.

But words such as 'sh*t' don't depend on the context and apart from slang speakers or just about anyone on ekhm... fairly informal occasions are considered inappropriate. There are some exceptions, but well... it's generally best to avoid them in cultural conversations.

 

Cursing is a fascinating topic, no question. I wil admit, I do it a lot more often than I should (given my religious convictions, I should be at zero, but I admit this is one of my failings). The S word under discussion is always used in a vulgar sense, at least here in Canada.I guess that it's a matter of common consensus as to what is or isn't vulgar -- I once had a Brit call me down for using "Bloody", as according to him it's a swear. Well, not in Canada, but I humored him in the interests of peace and quiet.

The thing about swearing is that it is a substitute for actual thought. Think about it -- when you don't have anything else to say, either because you are beaten or just too angry to think, your response is F*** you, or something similar. I prefer witty responses, like Churchill's "madame, I'm drunk, and you're ugly. In the morning, I'll be sober, but you'll still be ugly!"