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Petrushka

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70. "B-b-but he knew...." ??? It's awesome . . .

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #26)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 06:10 PM

Jun 2015

. . . to see how many unrecognized mind-readers are making their presentiments known on DU.

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FYI - the c-word does not have a negative connotation for all people: [View all] grahamhgreen Jun 2015 OP

It's a term of endearment in the UK. PeteSelman Jun 2015 #1

Yup, over there its like being offended Cuz you called someone dude. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #2

This is irrelevant treestar Jun 2015 #11

Wouldn't be happening if a Hillary supporter MoonRiver Jun 2015 #29

If you really believe that, try visiting the UK and using it in a variety of social settings. Denzil_DC Jun 2015 #16

DU is not located, nor are most of its posters, in the UK nor Australia. Your point is irrelevent. hlthe2b Jun 2015 #23

The Admin who banned NYC_SKP is from the UK. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #30

What he didn't find endearing... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #34

I take him at his word. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #36

yes, context matters and the use on DU which resulted in the ban was a pretty negative use of the JI7 Jun 2015 #3

B-b-but . . . that four-letter-word was NOT used by the person banned. Petrushka Jun 2015 #4

Exactly the intent was so obvious treestar Jun 2015 #12

B-b-but he knew what he wrote meant it and used it anyway... CTyankee Jun 2015 #26

"B-b-but he knew...." ??? It's awesome . . . Petrushka Jun 2015 #70

Try using it as described in that.......article....... WillowTree Jun 2015 #5

The actual context makes it much more muddled Egnever Jun 2015 #6

Very well stated Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #7

We know how much that poster hated Hillary treestar Jun 2015 #13

Somehow I missed this entire brouhaha. Vinca Jun 2015 #18

No, unless you are using it as part of a tongue twister mythology Jun 2015 #24

I think the phrase "cunning stunt" and the tongue twister embedded within is what is at issue, but KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #25

We are now into silly season nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #41

Thread Winner. Game over. Thank you all for playing. Hiraeth Jun 2015 #35

Just wondering dsc Jun 2015 #39

Cute but not relevant Egnever Jun 2015 #58

Exactly GCP Jun 2015 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2015 #14

It does in our culture. Kind of irrelevant that it's perceived differently in AU cali Jun 2015 #8

DU is an interntional board, so what is "our" culture? SwissTony Jun 2015 #10

DU's culture is it's own culture el_bryanto Jun 2015 #20

I'm an Aussie and would not use the c-word. SwissTony Jun 2015 #33

Why swisstony? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #42

It's a word that offends many people and unless there's a good reason for using it SwissTony Jun 2015 #50

It depends on who's using it and how.... Violet_Crumble Jun 2015 #17

Violet, you can call me "dickhead" any time. SwissTony Jun 2015 #37

My son-in-law is Aussie, Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #46

And the greater the affection the "worse" the name SwissTony Jun 2015 #56

Exactly. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #66

Just out of interest, Union or League? I'm not asking for his name. Just curious. n/t SwissTony Jun 2015 #67

I'm not sure. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #69

Rugby League is the game I SHOULD have played. SwissTony Jun 2015 #71

They're always watching rugby on TV down there. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #72

How Aussies address each other often surprises and confuses furriners. SwissTony Jun 2015 #9

Your personal likes and dislikes -or Australia's or mine- are irrelevant. randome Jun 2015 #15

Oh for fuck's sake. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #19

You just used f***, lol! grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #43

I've seen similar justification for using the n-word. nt. LexVegas Jun 2015 #21

Is one of their houses in a different country? NCTraveler Jun 2015 #22

Irrelevant. MineralMan Jun 2015 #27

If it was serious, if it was a bad joke taken the wrong way, well.... grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #45

Who cares? sammythecat Jun 2015 #28

But where is "here"? SwissTony Jun 2015 #38

Wow! What a clever way of looking at it. sammythecat Jun 2015 #40

LOL I actually have a cat called Sammy. Nice puddy n/t SwissTony Jun 2015 #51

You had an argument? I must have missed that? n/t SwissTony Jun 2015 #60

When a person is writing, MuseRider Jun 2015 #31

Straight to the point - what SKIP said was meant as an insult to Hillary Rhodam Clinton. Rex Jun 2015 #32

Who gives a shit? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2015 #44

It's possible that some people may have mistook a bad joke done in poor taste as a vicious verbal grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #47

No more, nor no less possible than some people may have mistook LanternWaste Jun 2015 #48

Would you agree that intent is important in this context? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #49

I remain unconvinced. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2015 #53

But he didn't use it, it was a play on words. That leads me to believe it was intended grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #55

What if he had "joked" about the words "nuck figgers" in a thread about Obama? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #68

Simple logic, BMUS. Racial slurs are bad. Gendered slurs are fine. Because jokes. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2015 #75

i may not say it but i think about it every few minutes samsingh Jun 2015 #52

We're not all people. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #54

RESULTS OF JURY SERVICE --> 0-7 LEAVE IT nashville_brook Jun 2015 #57

I apologize for offending the alerter. Post is not meant to offend, but to inform. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #59

thanks for the clarification, but it's not necessary. any reasonable person knows this... nashville_brook Jun 2015 #62

The censorious feel emboldened. The jury disagrees. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #61

And in the U.S. we use the word 'fannie' kiva Jun 2015 #63

"Education yourself"? lol grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #65

Ooooh, typo negates everything else in a post. kiva Jun 2015 #73

I once posted a video of Jarvis Cocker's excellent song "C**ts Are Still Running the World" whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #64

Offensive lands with the reciever of the message liberal N proud Jun 2015 #76