History of Feminism

randys1

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2. I completely understand why someone would be bothered by certain words or phrases

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:55 AM

Jun 2014

But I like the George Carlin approach to words and censorship, and the goal should be as little censorship as possible, no matter how bothersome it can be.

No, we cant allow certain words to be used, there are only a few, and George would have disagreed with that even, so we do have lines but if this is about rude pundit and the phrase used there, it was very reactive to hide that or report it or whatever happened.

We have to be much thicker skinned than that, IMO...

But i completely understand that while we are allowing same there will be obnoxious and hurtful words or comments involved.

i just read the post above mine and maybe I am confused what this is about, i thought it was about Cheney and rude pundit and sucking things.

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Would the real Sheldon have misspelled Kerfuffle? nt TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #59

I completely understand why someone would be bothered by certain words or phrases randys1 Jun 2014 #2

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IKR !! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #11

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