Swearing. Why?

OP, you're reigning on my cuntymingefelch parade.

If all we used was regular vocabulary, the world'd be a boring place. But a place where surely words such as 'moist' and ''catflap' and 'shunting the fulcrum' could be the naughty words?

I just knew there's end up being a lot of swearing on this thread!

Irresistible & (with apologies to Eskino) I must admit I too loved the festive cunt epithet.

(Sorry btw, i'm sure it was less funny at the time. My mum used to work with old people and was called all sorts of people. Apparantly when you reach a certain age you just swear a lot there was one woman who could only say a few words which consisted mainly of variations of the words cunt, wanker & bastard and you knew she was warming to you if she called you a nice cunt. No joke. I bet OP is wishing she hadn't started this thread if she's not a fan of swearing as it's full of filth already).

Eskino - that is some creative use of 'cunt' that you were exposed to. I may have to save it up for the festive season.

Incidentally, the kids around my way use this sort of language all the time. I'm not saying it's right, but I have heard a string of expletives from the under 10's in the local playground.

I try not to swear in front of DD who is only a toddler, but when she's out there in the real world, she's going to be exposed to it. Doesn't offend me, but as I said upthread, the usage has to be appropriate.

Cunt hole even. Bloody hell, that's quite something!

You fucking cunty Christmas cake hole!

You Fucking Cunty Christmas Cunthole

That is the best festive insult I've ever heard thank you for that nugget

Oh Eskimo it's really not funny but You Fucking Cunty Christmas Cunthole. just made me snort

If you don't like swearing fair enough, but what on earth makes someone place so much value on their own opinion that they think an entire site should change to accommodate them?

More importantly who would have the arrogance to ask such a pompous question, and then get the arse with HQ when they very politely answer?

I mean honestly, words fail me!

Before I was a SAHM I worked with people with mental illnesses and also people with addictions.

I heard and was called regularly Cunt, Snatchbitch, HairyFishFanny, Bastard, FatTits (34A) and one particularly memorable Christmas when my rota fell to me working a double shift on Christmas Day, You Fucking Cunty Christmas Cunthole.

MN by comparison is a walk in the park. I don't even blink.

Swearing. Why not?

To answer the actual question in the OP's title.

I don't think there's anything wrong with swearing on here. And I can't see why 'what black people are offended by' is relevant to the discussion.

I'd much rather say cunt than "en vogue".

That could be Jardin.

well I've seen The Hobbit Tee and yes you do have a point. I think it's the British dragons that can't actually fly

Where the hell did that dragon come from?

Oh yes, St George. Bugger, forgot.

I swear IRL far more than I do on MN. IRL it just falls out my mouth, on MN I have to think about it.

But then I am surrrounded by foul mouthed Squaddies and Civil Servants, so I'm in good company

I really don't understand someone that joins a community, of their own free will, and then complains about that community. Especially when that community has been running sucessfully for over 10 years. Surely when you join a sucessful community you try to fit in or you leave, you don't try to make it conform to your own ideals...

Everyone is either a good cunt or a cunt where I live. So... there you have it!

I don't like minge or moist or people asking for advise when they would like advice or the trolls, or the ex banned posters but please just leave the fucking cunts alone.

I'm not suggesting that it should be family friendly. I realise it's a site for adults. I don't let my children read it. Sometimes the subject is much more inappropriate than the words used, so I am careful about which threads I open when they are at home.

My 6 year old said fucking heck the other day.

It can't be from me, I don't say heck...

I am at teaching a child how to spell 'fucking'. Love it! If you're going to swear, do it properly; that's the ticket.

I know my children.
My teenager does swear when not at home. I've seen her texts and met her friends. My younger girls don't.
I accept that people here swear but I don't let my children see it.

Of course dragons can fly! Have you never read the Hobbit?!?!

Dragons can't fly. I mean honestly!

Calling someone a Yoni

I have heard plenty of "naice" 8 year olds using adult language tbh

and Mumsnet is an adult site, so you cant really complain it isnt appropriate for your children to read.