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13. OMG! Arrest him at once, and then send him to gitmo!

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Fri May 16, 2014, 09:45 AM

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Australia's Opposition Leader Just Called A C**t In Parliament [View all] alcibiades_mystery May 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author dipsydoodle May 2014 #1

Really?...Nice to know you believe in calling women "cunts" whathehell May 2014 #3

The opposition leader is Bill Shorten dipsydoodle May 2014 #4

Not relevant. whathehell May 2014 #5

Thanks. theHandpuppet May 2014 #8

Then why did you say women? Violet_Crumble May 2014 #9

Saying he's horrible because he's comparable to a woman's body part gollygee May 2014 #11

I'm just saying how it's used in Australia. Violet_Crumble May 2014 #23

Sure, but the vast differences in usage between the US and the Commonwealth countries are still real Lizzie Poppet May 2014 #91

So when teenagers call their straight friends 'f**s' that's OK and not a homophobic slur? redqueen May 2014 #16

Maybe you should fly over here and educate the Australian population... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #24

" it's the most fucking horrific thing ever " redqueen May 2014 #27

Is there a chance yr interested in learning about cultural differences? Violet_Crumble May 2014 #31

And straight kids here who used 'gay' as an insult could use that same excuse. redqueen May 2014 #35

There's no excuse. I'm telling you how it's used here... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #37

"Form a SWAT team" ... WTF is it with you and ridiculous hyperbole? redqueen May 2014 #40

Actually, I thought it was low-key witty humour... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #43

And we should all just change over here in the USA because Australians do something. boston bean May 2014 #46

No, and no-one's said anything like that... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #47

I don't know. How does discussing the way it is here translate into boston bean May 2014 #48

Because the OP is about something said in the Australian parliament, that's why.... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #49

Well, you do fine reciprocating the telling off. boston bean May 2014 #52

The only thing I see pipi_k May 2014 #95

I'm not outraged boston bean May 2014 #97

Actually, pipi_k May 2014 #114

Really, you didn't say this to me: boston bean May 2014 #133

Then perhaps you should look a little more clearly whathehell May 2014 #239

In my American subculture we used "retarded" freely. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #54

Well put. I think that is the context best used to judge this whole thing. stevenleser May 2014 #60

I guess I wasn't clear. We live in an age of global communication Gormy Cuss May 2014 #121

Sorry, but Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #169

You're right, but this word is still considered vulgar in those other places too. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #172

That doesn't work for several reasons. stevenleser May 2014 #181

So even though I cited an Australian applied linguist who studied expletives Gormy Cuss May 2014 #185

Thats like climate change denialists citing one scientist they managed to find who agrees with them stevenleser May 2014 #188

The Buzzfeed writer claims that wog is benign even though the example disproves that. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #189

Wog's one of those words that's changed over the years... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #262

Is there a chance YOU are?...In case you didn't notice, whathehell May 2014 #138

We're all guests here. pintobean May 2014 #141

Not in the same way, not at all whathehell May 2014 #148

I see. pintobean May 2014 #152

Yeah, lol, "American privilege"..That's the ticket. whathehell May 2014 #257

I try. pintobean May 2014 #259

If Violet's a guest, then you've outraged the laws of hospitality. Fact is, we msanthrope May 2014 #197

I wonder if that means that EarlG's a guest as well? Violet_Crumble May 2014 #201

Or even Americans abroad that can appreciate how different cultures and countries maddezmom May 2014 #204

Canadian, I thought.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #215

EarlG is a Brit maddezmom May 2014 #221

Right, then! Carry on! nt msanthrope May 2014 #222

I think not.. whathehell May 2014 #202

Well...you ain't the host. And considering that 1/3 of our hosts aren't American, msanthrope May 2014 #214

Wait -- You're saying that I "ain't a host" but the supposedly"1/3 non-Americans ARE? whathehell May 2014 #217

You seem unaware of the nationalities of admin. Please proceed. nt msanthrope May 2014 #220

Apparently that's "nationality", singular, and whatever that's worth, I'm well aware whathehell May 2014 #224

Since you're the only one making this silly claim pintobean May 2014 #227

Really?...Gee, I see several people agreeing with me, lol whathehell May 2014 #233

Who else is claiming this American privilege pintobean May 2014 #235

Actually, I was referring whathehell May 2014 #237

Host as in admins. tammywammy May 2014 #223

The "host" is DU...Admins aren't happening without members whathehell May 2014 #226

I'd advise retreat. MADem May 2014 #228

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #154

"Vicious hatred of men?" nomorenomore08 May 2014 #157

I'm sorry you feel that way LordGlenconner May 2014 #161

No. the only fucking duck here is in your head. nm Cha May 2014 #180

Thank you...n/t whathehell May 2014 #265

"This isn't America"??...Well, it sure isn't OZ or the UK...I know your KEYBOARD is in Australia, whathehell May 2014 #241

..... maddezmom May 2014 #242

.... whathehell May 2014 #243

The freaking article is about a pol in Australia maddezmom May 2014 #244

I KNOW what the freaking article is about, and whathehell May 2014 #250

The politician who used the word is in Australia and used it in our context... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #260

I too am gobsmacked that they still don't get it. You are right on with this: stevenleser May 2014 #261

I suspect they're intent on never getting it... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #263

You accidentally hit upon something there. You know that 'f--s' are cigarettes in the UK, right? stevenleser May 2014 #50

And in Australia as well... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #53

FYI...tge filthiest word I've ever read on DU regarding women........ msanthrope May 2014 #198

Urgh. That was sick and revolting... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #200

Oh....the "academic" use of that word is defensible, apparently. In fact if you msanthrope May 2014 #216

LOL! redqueen May 2014 #57

It really is funny how hard you are working to not get it. stevenleser May 2014 #62

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #67

Backed up by natives living their whole lives there, American expats, American visitors, etc. stevenleser May 2014 #71

Do you seriously think it has another meaning entirely? redqueen May 2014 #79

I am 100% certain the meaning is different. stevenleser May 2014 #84

I wonder if they call people fags over there in London? boston bean May 2014 #85

Here is a link that speaks to that, but it's not typical stevenleser May 2014 #104

Those two words are not interchangeable. One's a cigarette, the other, a meatball. MADem May 2014 #238

FYI, I am not the alerter on the post of yours that was hidden. I know you can't respond. nt stevenleser May 2014 #99

Speaking of which can someone please post the jury results? Thanks nt stevenleser May 2014 #100

Hey, it's a cultural thing man, back off. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #131

+1000 whathehell May 2014 #134

"how far a few people are bending over backwards to defend misogynist slurs"...Exactly. whathehell May 2014 #255

Quite aside from propriety branded meat balls dipsydoodle May 2014 #63

LOL, yes, I recommend a rebrand/repackaging if sold in the US. stevenleser May 2014 #75

My Welsh grandma used to make those geardaddy May 2014 #81

I've never tried them dipsydoodle May 2014 #96

Haha! geardaddy May 2014 #98

There's a huge swing dance camp in Herräng , Sweden every July. dipsydoodle May 2014 #102

What exactly is a "West Country sauce"? I know what the West Country is, but... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #159

No idea dipsydoodle May 2014 #160

I've found it for you. dipsydoodle May 2014 #168

Interesting. Thanks for the info. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #191

in the UK sabbat hunter May 2014 #70

The word does not have an alternate meaning there. redqueen May 2014 #74

according to sabbat hunter May 2014 #112

She can't respond as she had a post hidden under this OP. No evidence will sway her anyway stevenleser May 2014 #113

you will sabbat hunter May 2014 #156

You really don't get it, do you? whathehell May 2014 #7

When DU starts viewing "prick" as an intolerable gender slur... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #12

Gender slurs of all types need to go the way of the dinosaurs theHandpuppet May 2014 #14

Yeah and don't say 'cracker' either! It's totally just as bad as the n word! redqueen May 2014 #18

Well, "cocksucker" is banned by DU as a slur against whathehell May 2014 #130

Oh snap! shenmue May 2014 #2

Charming Bosonic May 2014 #6

The word doesn't have nearly the same connotation in the UK and Australia as here. stevenleser May 2014 #10

Presented without comment: Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #15

So unsurprising coming from you. redqueen May 2014 #19

LMAO. What is unsurprising? That I recognize cultural differences? What is your expectation here? stevenleser May 2014 #22

I think yr wasting yr breath, Steven... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #25

I know but its unbelievable. It's a simple matter of reality. How can she dispute it coming from you stevenleser May 2014 #33

It's one of the more bizarre exchanges I've had at DU... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #42

Colour, labour, favour... pipi_k May 2014 #77

When I was in middle school, our English teacher, an American, Skidmore May 2014 #162

We are an Empire! Scruffy Rumbler May 2014 #34

Lol. True. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #61

in general I agree, there is a cultural difference in the usage Kali May 2014 #88

+1 geardaddy May 2014 #101

Oh, FGS! pipi_k May 2014 #56

I post on a lot of international boards Warpy May 2014 #176

forget about it. Enough of us know you're right...about cultural differences NightWatcher May 2014 #36

And we should also realize that DU is full of prudes. TransitJohn May 2014 #55

also seems to be full of jerks who call women names Kali May 2014 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author TransitJohn May 2014 #126

stevenleser, I seldom agree with you, but on THIS, bvar22 May 2014 #178

It is shocking to use it in the UK! Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #206

Very shocking, and I can't imagine it being used in Parliament by ANYONE... LeftishBrit May 2014 #249

OMG! Arrest him at once, and then send him to gitmo! quinnox May 2014 #13

False dichotomy gollygee May 2014 #17

These reactions are so revealing. nt redqueen May 2014 #20

Apparently, other DUers think it's okay to use that word... chervilant May 2014 #21

In Australia it is okay to use that word, just not in Parliament... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #28

It's good to hear from an Australian mokawanis May 2014 #167

First, we're not in Australia. chervilant May 2014 #195

But the person who used that word in the OP *is* in Australia... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #199

Well said. pintobean May 2014 #203

The same handful of people are here to minimize, defend & excuse misogynist slurs. Same as usual. nt redqueen May 2014 #29

No, as I've told you repeatedly, it isn't used as a misogynistic slur here... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #38

The fact that you still don't understand that your excuse is a meaningless rationalization redqueen May 2014 #41

Like I've already told you, it's not an excuse. It's how it's used here... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #44

Yeppers. chervilant May 2014 #174

no one used any word of that type in the post you alerted to 2pooped2pop May 2014 #30

I did not alert. chervilant May 2014 #173

What a bogus alert, thought police trying to control quinnox May 2014 #32

Hmmm, about this alert: Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #116

I guess I assumed u were the alerter 2pooped2pop May 2014 #175

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #26

As pointed out above, it doesn't mean the same thing in other LittleBlue May 2014 #39

That really chaps my fanny. sl8 May 2014 #45

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious May 2014 #59

Wow. sl8 May 2014 #68

Funny ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #125

Bloody Hell what a bunch of wankers Ichingcarpenter May 2014 #51

Not really... pipi_k May 2014 #65

Bloody refers to females wankers to males Ichingcarpenter May 2014 #72

Oh yeah... pipi_k May 2014 #82

women don't do pissing matches Ichingcarpenter May 2014 #90

Since he's male, I don't think it's that big a deal. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #58

A lot of juries in this thread already Capt. Obvious May 2014 #64

The bat signal went up. /nt pintobean May 2014 #66

No shit Capt. Obvious May 2014 #69

No guano pintobean May 2014 #76

Rally the troops Capt. Obvious May 2014 #73

No one is laughing about the use of the word here. I don't see why that person found it necessary to stevenleser May 2014 #80

Holy shit... pipi_k May 2014 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan May 2014 #129

Note to Americans: Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #78

And people direct 'bitch' at men and use it in a jovial way here too. redqueen May 2014 #83

Which is, again, completely irrelevant to how the word is used in Australian or British English. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #86

Exact same excuse used to justify using 'bitch'. redqueen May 2014 #89

Not really, no Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #92

This kind of obliviousness to cultural differences is not something I expected to see on DU stevenleser May 2014 #93

Are there any words in American English that are considered more offensive in England or Australia? Throd May 2014 #103

The only thing that comes to mind is the word 'Randy' which unfortunately is a not uncommon name stevenleser May 2014 #109

A TV character in a Uk drama with this guys legitimate name Bosonic May 2014 #118

... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #163

"Fanny" refers to the female genitals in UK/Aus/NZ English and is considered somewhat vulgar. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #110

"Wanker" is more offensive in the UK than the US. Nye Bevan May 2014 #122

The extreme US-centric insularity that you are displaying in this thread Nye Bevan May 2014 #124

Just as a clarification, I'm well aware of how the word is used in British and Australian contexts alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #94

Note to Brits: DU is an American progressive board, like it or not whathehell May 2014 #132

Link to those rules? pintobean May 2014 #135

As you can see from it's awesome number of recs (2).. whathehell May 2014 #139

I was referring to jurors. pintobean May 2014 #147

The jurors didn't have to "hide" at least one post whathehell May 2014 #150

"a number of people here feel as I do" pintobean May 2014 #165

heh heh heh Capt. Obvious May 2014 #170

No, dear... whathehell May 2014 #210

No? It appears you felt the need pintobean May 2014 #211

No. Try reading the thread. whathehell May 2014 #218

I don't see anyone using the word under discussion as an insult directed at another poster. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #140

It doesn't matter... whathehell May 2014 #145

As long as you understand it doesn't mean the same thing when used by Brits or Australians. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #155

I understand it well, Spider..If you read my initial posts you can see my reference to it.. whathehell May 2014 #212

... SidDithers May 2014 #179

Hey, Sid pintobean May 2014 #207

Clowns... SidDithers May 2014 #231

Pretty sure everyone is welcome here maddezmom May 2014 #205

Everyone is, if they observe the rules and conduct themselves respectfully. whathehell May 2014 #208

It was.created by an American and a Brit maddezmom May 2014 #209

It's focus remains American politics and the majority of its members are Americans. whathehell May 2014 #219

So the minority from other countries should just STFU when the topics are about maddezmom May 2014 #225

Um, no, but good try. whathehell May 2014 #229

I am not confused maddezmom May 2014 #230

Perhaps not confused, but certainly whathehell May 2014 #234

LOL! maddezmom May 2014 #236

There is no evidence pintobean May 2014 #232

"this thread seems to have played well for Americans and others" whathehell May 2014 #240

Speaking of recs. maddezmom May 2014 #245

I clicked on the link.. whathehell May 2014 #246

Read through it maddezmom May 2014 #248

Did you find it yet? maddezmom May 2014 #252

No. I went through all 449 replies and didn't see my name anywhere.. whathehell May 2014 #253

Well you did. You might want to unrec it if it was in error. maddezmom May 2014 #254

How can you tell if I 'recced" if I don't post it in a thread? whathehell May 2014 #256

You brought up recs, so I asked you maddezmom May 2014 #258

Here is a good video about the C-word and its origins StevieM May 2014 #105

That was great. pintobean May 2014 #108

A lot of the curse words I learned in Spain have a different meaning or no meaning elsewhere. Throd May 2014 #107

Thats just how they introduce each other in other English speaking countries. Its a term of Erose999 May 2014 #111

He's going to have to eat every chicken in this room mwrguy May 2014 #115

"You're quite right, old cock" edbermac May 2014 #117

I'm actually embarrassed for some of the posters on this thread. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #119

Howler monkey mania 1000words May 2014 #120

I'm dissappointed your post survived. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #127

I'm actually quite embarassed by provincial know-nothings intaglio May 2014 #136

I didn't say any of those things you're in a snit about. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #142

No, you made a generalisation in reference to Australians being more tolerant of profanity intaglio May 2014 #143

I think you have mistaken me for some other poster. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #146

May I quote your foolish remark intaglio May 2014 #149

What you posted doesn't support your argument... Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #153

You claimed, in essence, that some people are not tolerant of Australian sensibilities intaglio May 2014 #166

... Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #171

This is one of 3-5 really bizarre threads under this OP. stevenleser May 2014 #177

There are certainly quite a few "provincial no-nothings" posting in this thread. Nye Bevan May 2014 #144

I agree; you, for example intaglio May 2014 #151

So am I. I can't see how anyone could take some of them seriously again after this display. Marr May 2014 #164

The main lesson from this thread is that more Americans should get passports, Nye Bevan May 2014 #123

The patriarchy thanks you Capt. Obvious May 2014 #128

And the offending word in this case is still regarded as profanity even in Australia intaglio May 2014 #137

Have you encountered any Australians saying it's not a profanity? Violet_Crumble May 2014 #182

Thanks for taking the time to post in this thread. Nye Bevan May 2014 #183

Yeah, it has started to get a bit frustrating... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #184

It's smug, sanctimonious self-righteousness combined with caricature of ugly American provincialism. stevenleser May 2014 #187

Short answer, yes intaglio May 2014 #190

I find it hard to believe that anyone here would think that word isn't a profanity... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #192

I do believe it to be profanity intaglio May 2014 #194

I don't think that person is really paying attention to what you or anyone else writes. stevenleser May 2014 #213

This reminds of that man who forced to resign for using the word "niggardly". Marr May 2014 #158

Awesome. Everyone has better pols than we do. PeteSelman May 2014 #186

You can have Chris Pyne and Tony Abbott... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #193

That's not what I meant. PeteSelman May 2014 #264

The word isn't as taboo in Australia as it is here. Hosnon May 2014 #196

Charming language LeftishBrit May 2014 #247

Michael Gove in the Naughty Chair..... Nye Bevan May 2014 #251