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Swearing. Why?

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dummad · 23/04/2013 13:21

I'n not averse to the odd 'FFS' or whatever, but it seems to me that the use of the C word is now commonplace on every thread nowadays. And i don't like it one bit.

It never used to be like this. Why the cultural shift? I never hear it spoken out loud so why is it suddenly ok to plaster it all over MN?

Is it suddenly 'en vogue' to sound like a drunken navvy? Words like cunt, snatch, twat etc are just vile. Can't we reign it in a bit?

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chocoluvva · 23/04/2013 14:15

Another who agrees with BigBoobiedBertha here.

cluelesschloe · 23/04/2013 14:15

OP - don't disrespect MNHQ.
Their site, their rules innit.
You don't like it? >>>>>>>>>>>
(no swear words were hurt in this post)

Tee2072 · 23/04/2013 14:12

I absolutely fucking swear in real life. All the fucking time. Even say cunt and dick and shit and twat.

They are words. Get over it. Get a grip. Or get gone.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 23/04/2013 14:08

There are quite a few people on here who have met me in RL and they will tell you, yes I do actually swear a-fucking-lot.

I'm not going to change either.

Smile

Sorry lark.

miemohrs · 23/04/2013 14:07

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MooncupGoddess · 23/04/2013 13:55

SP - cunt as an insult does derive from the female genitalia. It has the Anglo-Saxon same root as queen, I believe (can't google as at work).

Thanks Freddie for modelling correct 'rein' usage. I feel better now.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 23/04/2013 13:55

I also have a mouth like a sailor in RL.

I do use the cunt word on a regular basis.

Is that ok OP?

TantrumsAndBalloons · 23/04/2013 13:53

the why the actual fuck do you keep posting and reading here?

If it bothers you so much? why are you deliberately choosing to offend yourself/

IamtheZombie · 23/04/2013 13:50

And Bumping.

ItsYonliMe · 23/04/2013 13:50

I completely agree with you too Dummad and sometimes think I've landed on a teenage website where the kids are getting a cheap thrill by using sweary words. It's all very juvenile.

IamtheZombie · 23/04/2013 13:49

Zombie is feeling the love. Thanks Freddie and YoniMatopoeia. Wink

Tapirbackrider · 23/04/2013 13:49

On the whole and ignoring the hairy handed we are adults, posting on a forum for grown ups and can use whatever words we deem fit, whether you like it or not.

Do you stop people in the street and tell them to stop using words you find 'offensive'?

FuckOffMrBloom · 23/04/2013 13:49

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SPsYoniTheOneAndOnly · 23/04/2013 13:49

Cunt isn't named after the vajayjay. Cunt happened first then became known as a name for it.

i think

I quite like saying dickhead when angry. Its enjoyable to say in a argument

BumpingFuglies · 23/04/2013 13:48

Zombie you are an absolute cunt. Thanks

Freddiemisagreatshag · 23/04/2013 13:48

I have a mouth like a sailor in real life.

I actually rein in my swearing on here [oops]

PickledInAPearTree · 23/04/2013 13:48

How on earth can you compare racism with you not liking swearing?

That's way more offensive than a few cunts littered around.

LittleMissBunnyoni · 23/04/2013 13:47

If you find it offensive then there are other sites that might be more suitable?

I like it because I can swear if I want too, and I don't take offense at swearing!

It's not breaking any rules so you can't stop people doing it.

BigBoobiedBertha · 23/04/2013 13:47

Whoops. Xposted!

BumpingFuglies · 23/04/2013 13:47

I like drunken navvies.
I like MN.
I like swearing.

Who elected you the monitor?

BigBoobiedBertha · 23/04/2013 13:46

I agree with you dummad.

I actually find it quite childish. Sometimes posts just have that 'oh look at me allowed to swear so I am going to'. Yes we are adults and yes we can swear if we want to but it just looks lame if it over used. Swearing always has much more impact if it is used selectively.

I do agree about the word 'cunt' though. I never hear it in real life. No idea why it has suddenly become so acceptable on here. I think it is made worst because it smack of misogyny - a bit sad when the worst insult somebody can hurl at you is to name you after a female body part.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 23/04/2013 13:44

I find usernames with no capital letters utterly disrespectful and incorrect.

That is my view.

You dislike the word cunt

That is your view.

Netmums is a site which does not allow swearing unless you do it like this c u n t

May i suggest you try there/

JaquelineHyde · 23/04/2013 13:43

I would happily add a knobchops in here or there alongside the odd cunt that I throw around.

MrsCosmopilite · 23/04/2013 13:43

I'd say it out loud if it was appropriate.

But your post is not about whether something is appropriate, it is about your own tolerance for language. If the words that offend you are not used by you, or to you, then I'm not really sure what the problem is.