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For being a bit bored and slightly irritated by people constantly being offended by a word!!

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xlr8 · 04/06/2008 00:31

Why is it that a word used by someone from a different..part of the country, upbringing , culture , education or decade offends so many people? Why do we all make such a big deal about not liking a word that someone has used to describe something?
What ever happened to sticks and stones????????

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AbricotsSecs · 04/06/2008 00:33

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SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:34

one word or some words

littlelapin · 04/06/2008 00:34

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NoBiggy · 04/06/2008 00:36

Is it bum, poo or wee-wee?

I hope not. I'll have nothing to talk to DD1 about tomorrow.

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:36

littlelapin what are you still doing up?

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:37

scouser?
southerner?

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onebatmother · 04/06/2008 00:38

is it cunt?

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:40

Is it fark?

Is it Farkinunt?

night LL.

megandtyler · 04/06/2008 00:40

omg
you said c u next tuesday

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:42

No Onebat said
cunt. Nothing about Tuesday!

madamez · 04/06/2008 00:42

Ohh, is it N.... OK, shall I? Or is that instant excommunication?

megandtyler · 04/06/2008 00:44

is it ninnies?

NoBiggy · 04/06/2008 00:45

Ninnies.

Whining ninnies.

Stupid whining ninnies.

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:46

Where have you gone xlr8?

xlr8 · 04/06/2008 00:48

Not a particular word, but some words. Over the last couple of months I have so often read on MN that ,that is an offensive word now, and you shouldn't use it!! surely it's only offensive if you choose to take offense?
You joke about Bum ,poo and wee-wee , which are words that in my house are REALY FUNNY, because I live with 4 boys, but I have in the past been told that I shouldn't let my kids say them!!

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megandtyler · 04/06/2008 00:49

they should say arse
much better
and with real enthusiasm

Saturn74 · 04/06/2008 00:51

"Over the last couple of months I have so often read on MN that ,that is an offensive word now, and you shouldn't use it!!"

Which words exactly?

Tinker · 04/06/2008 00:53

Is it incentivise?

SNoraWotzThat · 04/06/2008 00:54

Is it fruitshoots?

NoBiggy · 04/06/2008 00:55

Aaaarrrrrssssseeeee

DD1 told me she had a pain in her bumcrack the other day. I don't really want her telling them that at pre-school. But that's because I want them to get the impression that we don't talk about bumcracks all the day long.

Don't see why I should have a problem with liar. That's quite cut and dried isn't it? If you lie, you are a liar. Unlike stupid which is much more subjective.

Gusset sniffer. Now that's offensive.

xlr8 · 04/06/2008 00:56

Well, the most recent example being 'epi'.

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Saturn74 · 04/06/2008 00:58

Well, it's not a word an intelligent adult would use, is it?

controlfreakyagain · 04/06/2008 00:58

for someone complaining about "censorship" of certain words you're not being v clear or explicit are you?? WHAT WORD(S)???

xlr8 · 04/06/2008 00:59

NoBiggy... gusset sniffer is not offensive if you are in fact a gusset sniffer, it's a fact!

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