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

because we are adults. some of us spend a lot of time watching what we say around the kids, at work, it's nice to just let rip sometimes. I like that MN is sweary, I don't like the idea that because we are (mostly) a bunch of mums, that we have to be "nice". Fuck that.

I'm a feminist and I don't object to cunt.

I am offended at ellipsis abuse...really fucking offended.

I'm a feminist too. I try to use cunt and dick equally.

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

Fuck...off...

On the contrary...

As a feminist I make sure to slip the word cunt into as many sentences as possible.

Make of that what you will.

When I met my DH he was always swearing, in a bid to make him see how bad he was I tool up the habit, he has stopped, I have kept it up. I mortify him sometimes with my sweary ways. How the tables have turned.

I quite agree OP. And anyone that doesn't is, quite frankly, an atrocious cunt.

As a feminist, I am in favour of cunts and twats because it is important (to me) to strip the word of its power as a weapon to hurt women when used by men (or women) who hate women.

Uppercase kisses?

Heavens!

F*ck ... Off ... 🖕🏻xx

Sometimes you just need to call someone a fuckfaced cuntstain, I find it helps with the emphasis of my disdain. Also, we're adults so we can. Part of the beauty of MN is that is not overly moderated by professionally offended admins.
I find spelling mistakes in sanctimonious posts more irritating to be honest. I won't even start on the xxx's at the end of posts. That shite can fuck right off.
HTH Hun.

I swear a lot when I been on the Sherry, don't mean to offend ya

You can't beat a good fuck op.

Why would you put kisses after a post to unknown adults.

That's fucking annoying

We swear because we want to. Simple as that. No children, no little ears to repeat, so swear away. And loudly as you want to.

If you don't like it there is a gentler site that bans swearing altogether. Not quite sure what it is though. Sounds almost mythical

shit
wanker
bitch
cunt
piss off
fuck
fuck you
go fuck yourself
I couldn't give a flying fuck
shut the fuck up
motherfucker
bastard
asshole
arsehole
crap
cocksucker

It's interesting when people assume swearing indicates aggression, its so narrow minded. Let the fucks fly free, we're all grown ups here.

Sign of intelligence, good swearing.

I agree op. Sickens me.

I think throwaway is witty and clever actually.

Mumsnet is for adults. On most threads the swearing is just like what I'd expect in a conversation between adult friends. There are some more sweary threads but they tend to be well signposted (eg The Sweary Threads) or obviously high emotion (eg discovering an affair or other betrayal, or politics).

Starring out swearing is pointless. Everyone knows you mean fuck if you type f&ck, so just type it. If you don't want to put fuck, put feck or fudge instead.

I like to feel I'm among friends on MN. If that means it sounds more like a dockers' bar than a maiden aunt's parlour, fine.