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In reply to the discussion: Australia's Opposition Leader Just Called A C**t In Parliament [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)153. What you posted doesn't support your argument...
That I claimed Australians are more tolerant of profanity.
You're becoming one of those posters I'm embarrassed for on this thread.
Now, please go away and bother somebody else. Or better yet, take a walk and clear your head.
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alcibiades_mystery
May 2014
OP
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
And straight kids here who used 'gay' as an insult could use that same excuse.
redqueen
May 2014
#35
And we should all just change over here in the USA because Australians do something.
boston bean
May 2014
#46
Because the OP is about something said in the Australian parliament, that's why....
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#49
You're right, but this word is still considered vulgar in those other places too.
Gormy Cuss
May 2014
#172
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
If Violet's a guest, then you've outraged the laws of hospitality. Fact is, we
msanthrope
May 2014
#197
Or even Americans abroad that can appreciate how different cultures and countries
maddezmom
May 2014
#204
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
Apparently that's "nationality", singular, and whatever that's worth, I'm well aware
whathehell
May 2014
#224
"This isn't America"??...Well, it sure isn't OZ or the UK...I know your KEYBOARD is in Australia,
whathehell
May 2014
#241
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
You accidentally hit upon something there. You know that 'f--s' are cigarettes in the UK, right?
stevenleser
May 2014
#50
Oh....the "academic" use of that word is defensible, apparently. In fact if you
msanthrope
May 2014
#216
Backed up by natives living their whole lives there, American expats, American visitors, etc.
stevenleser
May 2014
#71
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
"how far a few people are bending over backwards to defend misogynist slurs"...Exactly.
whathehell
May 2014
#255
What exactly is a "West Country sauce"? I know what the West Country is, but...
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#159
She can't respond as she had a post hidden under this OP. No evidence will sway her anyway
stevenleser
May 2014
#113
The word doesn't have nearly the same connotation in the UK and Australia as here.
stevenleser
May 2014
#10
LMAO. What is unsurprising? That I recognize cultural differences? What is your expectation here?
stevenleser
May 2014
#22
I know but its unbelievable. It's a simple matter of reality. How can she dispute it coming from you
stevenleser
May 2014
#33
forget about it. Enough of us know you're right...about cultural differences
NightWatcher
May 2014
#36
Very shocking, and I can't imagine it being used in Parliament by ANYONE...
LeftishBrit
May 2014
#249
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
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
Which is, again, completely irrelevant to how the word is used in Australian or British English.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#86
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
"Fanny" refers to the female genitals in UK/Aus/NZ English and is considered somewhat vulgar.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#110
Just as a clarification, I'm well aware of how the word is used in British and Australian contexts
alcibiades_mystery
May 2014
#94
I don't see anyone using the word under discussion as an insult directed at another poster.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#140
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
Everyone is, if they observe the rules and conduct themselves respectfully.
whathehell
May 2014
#208
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
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
No, you made a generalisation in reference to Australians being more tolerant of profanity
intaglio
May 2014
#143
You claimed, in essence, that some people are not tolerant of Australian sensibilities
intaglio
May 2014
#166
There are certainly quite a few "provincial no-nothings" posting in this thread.
Nye Bevan
May 2014
#144
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
And the offending word in this case is still regarded as profanity even in Australia
intaglio
May 2014
#137
It's smug, sanctimonious self-righteousness combined with caricature of ugly American provincialism.
stevenleser
May 2014
#187
I find it hard to believe that anyone here would think that word isn't a profanity...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#192
I don't think that person is really paying attention to what you or anyone else writes.
stevenleser
May 2014
#213