Reply #199: I say no.

[Triple H]

I'm so sick of the cencoring that's been going on my tv since Bush came into office, from Howard Stern getting thrown off the air to RW Christian Fundies wanting to cencor daytime soap operas. Where is the cencoring going to end? Why does anyone have to act like our mommy? If you start cencoring out one word, then what words are next? You gonna take away swear words? Are we gonna have to stop saying "media whore?"

Times change. The meanings of words change with time. The term "gay" used to genearlly mean "happy" back in the 40's, 50's, and 60's, but times have changed and the meaning is now different. The word "bitch" has changed. It is now gender-neutral. It encompasses both women and men. I don't use the term "bitch-slap" that much. When I do use it, though, it's gender-neutral.

Obviously, there's still gonna be people offended at other words we use. One will never get away from being offended. I get offended by atheists on this website that say my religious beliefs is a bunch of crap. You know what I do? I ignore it. I don't let it bother me. It's easy as that, and don't try to tell me otherwise.

I think if we do ban words, then people will lose their Freedom of Speech. After all, we're progressives, right? Don't we advocate Freedom of Speech? If we start banning words, then we are hypocrites.

I think it's about time that we focus on people dying or George's lies to the country instead of a stupid word. 12 people died in Iraq today. That's way more important than a stupid word. Don't try to tell me otherwise.

I think that the best way to do is cencor it on the context w/in a post instead of cencoring the word altogether.

I'm done arguing this. Obviously no one is gonna change his/her mind on the issue.