In a message dated 99-10-19 16:54:51 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< Twenty years ago, i could have called a gay person a
faggot without any reproach. Now, when i use the word i better have a damn
good reason for it..because if i dont its just rude(when i was talking about
faggot before i was talking about it in the sense that it refers to a small
collection of wood..). Its a matter of civility, if you dont feel inclined
to think of others sensability before you open your mouth..great..im sure
everyone will applaud your ability to stand up to the status quo..I
however..wouldn't like words said in my presence..and respect that others
might feel the same way, if only about different words. Its not about
censoring ideas..which i think is a terrible thing..its about words..there
are almost a million to choose from..if you cant convey an idea because you
cant use a single word..then buy a thesuarus.
PS...whered you hear that origin of the word fuck from?..it might have been
used that way..but its origin goes back a lot farther than that.. >>
why, from the phenomenal van halen album, f.u.c.k. (for unlawful carnal
knowledge)! let's have a little "poundcake," kids!
Elastica were originally going to call their first album "smoked a lot of
fags," as fag in english is a term for cigarette. they didn't, for obvious
reasons.
not saying whether or not a bit of cautious self-censorship can be
considerate rather than an imposition of fascism,
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