Swearing on Mumsnet

[Kittyinthewood]

Just a simple and maybe even a silly question - but why do people swear on Mumsnet? It just often makes peoples comments come across as so aggressive.....the swearing could so easily be avoided...and the comments come across as more considerd. I am interested to read what others think.....Thanks loads folks....XXX

This is one of my favourites and well deserved

Slightly o/t but a year or two ago in Southend I heard a woman (local, I think, it was out of what little season Southend has) tell her child, I guess four or five, to stop that fucking swearing!

Fuck fluffy. We really don't do fluffy shit.

I heard the glorious phrase 'off you fuck, cuntychops' on MN and its one of very favourites ever.

Why do you need to kiss people on a random internet forum? Do you kiss random strangers in the street?

just trying to keep this fluffy!

Please don't!

Iphone5, Pointy. It's well trained. It knows Cockwomble, WANKPUFFINS and JIZPENGUINS as well.

I'm often fucking fluffy on here.

I can fluff and swear.

Ds has my old iPhone .... He is a legend amongst his peers who type random letters on his text to see what the suggested words may be

I must admit I find swearing hilarious when done well.

There was a brilliant post on that spoof 'Greggs sausage roll' thread where the positioning of the word 'fuckers' was just exquisite. (Something about growing potatoes in offsping's shit in a window box) and I literally laughed out loud. (No tea over keyboard though, sadly).

EatShitDerek Wed 29-Jun-16 16:39:28

It's totally disgusting, I agree

Fucking awesome comment.

We are not fluffy. We are vipers.
(I am viper, hear me hiss?)

Thanks, Empress. I have a small Galaxy, must work harder at training it.

Are...you...Stevie...from...Malcolm...in...the...middle,...OP?

Why would you send xxx to people you never even met?

I only do hugs and that's for those who do deserve one.

Bunnies are fuckers and fluffy.

We can do both.

Shame that vipers eat bunnies for breakfast.

Bet you're one of those sweary types, probably even have tattoos and drink pints.

for shame! And how exactly do you expect to find a hubby with tattoos and a pint in your hand?

Keeping mumsnet fluffy made me laugh and wake the baby

Swearing is fun. It can be equalising, it can shock (surprising these days), it can do the pursed lips thing (who cares). But generally, it's funny, if done well.

MN does it well, often

Are the fluffy mummies the ones who don't shave?

Fluffy? Moderately more offensive than cunt.

I see I'm late into this thread

EatShitDerek Wed 29-Jun-16 21:31:57

Emma I don't know what you find so funny. I do think swearing is extremely uncouth and vile

Bet you're one of those sweary types, probably even have tattoos and drink pints.

I have a very faded tattoo, I'll drink a pint of anything, and I've only just stopped myself saying cunt at work. Is that alright?

On the other hand, Mumsnet has allowed me to teach my team very good use of the English language. Not quite sure it was the education they were looking for.

All the same

Oh, I don't where the 'All the same' came from!