I can agree with the general rule against swearing, this is an all ages forum..........but, does the mod even know what a curse word is?
The word ass was edited.........if I call somebody an ass, it is not a curse word. An ass is a stubborn ignorant animal........so are alot of people in these forums. I realize the word can be used in a lude context........and those instances should be edited/deleted....but not all.
Same for words like pussy. If I call Backfire a pussy.......I am stating that he is a weak little person, just as the animal is. The only way this word can be used ludely is in a sexual context........as slang for vagina.
Other words like Bitch are also not supposed to be used. What? As a noun, it cannot be used as a curse. It is the equivelant of calling a male a dog. Some women call all men dogs.....some men call all women bitches......there is no difference. The only way this word can be used as a curse is when being used as an adjective.
I think it is retarded that the moderator, or former moderator, has laid down a rule that these words can not be used at all.......instead of saying not to use them in lude circumstances.
You can hear the word pussy in loony tunes cartoons......but can't say it here. You can read the word ass in the bible......but not here. That is just dumb.
I'm glad I post primarily in the horror forum where this isn't an issue (there are no G rated horror movies)...........even if it were, the horror forum mod is intelligent enough to know that words take different conotations when used in different circumstances. The mod of this forum just seems ignorant to the fact that some words that CAN be used as curses are not curse words themselves.....and actually have very commonly used meanings that are not curses.
I have a difficult schedule right now, and am unable to devote the time necessary to modding a specific forum. I will still be around, and hopefully will be in a modding capacity again soon.
As to Evil Dead's comments - that is the most ridiculous rambling I've ever heard. Of course I am aware that those words are acceptable within the correct context. However, within the context they have been used here, they are not acceptable. I shouldn't even be responding! How absurd.
this is bullcrap censorship!i mean even if a 2 year old were to come here do you think it would know how to read let alone operate a computer?
and besides i think it would be annoying and immature if we started yelling insults to each other in two year old language"oh yeah well your a do-do head""i know you are but what am i?"-_-'think about it people....
and another thing....there must be 500000 websites with nothing but profanity,porn,and violence....but do you see anyone complaining about it,yes there are a few idiots who do file lawsuits against those websites but they dont know any better TO NOT GO THERE IF THEY DONT LIKE IT!
i agree with everything evil dead says...this is a direct violation of my first ammendment right to speak freely without having to worry that someone will say i cant say that and get tortured for it!
so up yours!
Originally posted by Evil Dead
I can agree with the general rule against swearing, this is an all ages forum..........but, does the mod even know what a curse word is?The word a[b]
ss was edited.........if I call somebody an ass, it is not a curse word. An ass is a stubborn ignorant animal........so are alot of people in these forums. I realize the word can be used in a lude context........and those instances should be edited/deleted....but not all.Same for words like pussy. If I call Backfire a pussy.......I am stating that he is a weak little person, just as the animal is. The only way this word can be used ludely is in a sexual context........as slang for vagina.
Other words like Bitch are also not supposed to be used. What? As a noun, it cannot be used as a curse. It is the equivelant of calling a male a dog. Some women call all men dogs.....some men call all women bitches......there is no difference. The only way this word can be used as a curse is when being used as an adjective.
I think it is retarded that the moderator, or former moderator, has laid down a rule that these words can not be used at all.......instead of saying not to use them in lude circumstances.
You can hear the word pussy in loony tunes cartoons......but can't say it here. You can read the word ass in the bible......but not here. That is just dumb.
I'm glad I post primarily in the horror forum where this isn't an issue (there are no G rated horror movies)...........even if it were, the horror forum mod is intelligent enough to know that words take different conotations when used in different circumstances. The mod of this forum just seems ignorant to the fact that some words that CAN be used as curses are not curse words themselves.....and actually have very commonly used meanings that are not curses. [/B]
Ah Evil Dead, you are so clever, you use my name as your example of a pussy, but then you call me intelegent... You certainly are a smart one my friend 🙂
Originally posted by TrAnCeDuO
this is bullcrap censorship!i mean even if a 2 year old were to come here do you think it would know how to read let alone operate a computer?
and besides i think it would be annoying and immature if we started yelling insults to each other in two year old language"oh yeah well your a do-do head""i know you are but what am i?"-_-'think about it people....
and another thing....there must be 500000 websites with nothing but profanity,porn,and violence....but do you see anyone complaining about it,yes there are a few idiots who do file lawsuits against those websites but they dont know any better TO NOT GO THERE IF THEY DONT LIKE IT!
i agree with everything evil dead says...this is a direct violation of my first ammendment right to speak freely without having to worry that someone will say i cant say that and get tortured for it!
so up yours!
Hmmm. Well, the truth is that the rules on this forum are that we are not to be bashing other members to start with. So, whether you are bashing in 2 yr old language or bashing in very adult terms, you are breaking the rules. It is how it is. To tell you the truth, I had really lightened up recently on editing posts. I had let things relax a little. I'm not sure why the attack came once I stopped being mod of this specific discussion. If it makes you and Evil Dead feel better, well, then go ahead. I would really rather you spend your time posting in actual music discussions, though.
It's quite unfair to get upset with Julibug here fella's, after all, she's only enforcing the general rules of this forum. The fact is, all forums are supposed to be G-Rated, simply most of the mods don't care enough to enforce it (myself included).
While I don't necessarily agree that it should be G-Rated...she was given the power to run this area of the forum how she see's fit, and you people giving her a hard time is not only irrelevant, because she is no longer mod, but it's also quite immature.
Just don't use bad words in the music forum, if you must swear, go to the horror forum, I don't care if you do it there.
im not trying to give her a hard time im telling her that this is bull cuz this place shouldnt have total restraint.....do not get me wrong....there must be someone who must intervene when things go too downhill(death threats,major flaming,etc)but for her to say that we cannot use these words as ways to express ourselves enrages me...
I did that purposely Backfire.........that was the perfect tongue in cheek remark if I do say so myself.
now....
"As to Evil Dead's comments - that is the most ridiculous rambling I've ever heard. Of course I am aware that those words are acceptable within the correct context. However, within the context they have been used here, they are not acceptable. I shouldn't even be responding! How absurd."
Go back to the first page Juli.........I posted some words and asked if they were okay to say because they were borderline. You edited them. Go back in read......I didn't even use them in sentences so they could not have been used in a lude manner. I simply posted the words. You edited ass.....bitch....pussy.......all three have very commonly used meanings that are not curses, yet you edited them.....and they had NO conotation to them at all.....much less a lude one. You merely edited the words.....caring none about the manner they were used, which was evident in this case as they were simply posted without being used in ANY context. Try again.
Here .....I'll save you the trouble
Evil Dead:
"I will no longer post the words f--- and sh--...........I will begin using F--k and sh-- or something............gay as that is.
I havn't seen a whole lot of swearing towards one another in here.......I know alot of the curse words pop up when discussing songs and lyrics. 99.99% of all song lyrics have atleast one of those words in it......so when they're posted, so are the naughty words.
On the bye and bye.........is c--- considered too harsh a word? It along with p---- is borderline.
Last edited by julibug on 10-31-2003 at 11:19 PM"
Julibug:
"Well, as you can see I had to edit that post. And yes, those words are also unacceptable. "G" rated means "G" rated - a 2 year old is allowed to watch & hear. It is not "gay" - it is the rules of the forum. I didn't make the rule - it was given to me to enforce. The language I have been editing has not been in any lyrics - only in people's posts in reference to another member or artist or song - but not in quoted lyrics. I hope your post was a genuine question and not in sarcasm."