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(2012.Feb.23 01:20 PM)Accipender Wrote:  

(2012.Feb.23 07:40 AM)johnsonhalo76 Wrote:  it's not when you learn the words, it's when it is appropriate to use them. i'm gonna bring up my other example, there have only ever been 5 times i have used the word cunt off the internet(and meant it), not because i don't know what it means but because it's a horribly in appropriate word.


wraith, you know only an admin can rescind a ban, and well.. you see where i'm going with this

You can't just use one curse word and imply that that is how all function, or even are used. For instance, I often use 'fucking' as an emphatic, both online and in real life. Simply put, it draws a huge amount of attention to a particular point. Any seemingly 'excessive' word does exactly this - draws attention to the crux of an argument. Attempting to censor people not only costs them parts of the crucial flexibility of the English language and stifles expression but also deprives them of valuable tools. In comparison, that would be like claiming all guns should be banned simply because some people don't know how to use them properly and end up making an ass out of themselves.

we should do what Chris Rock said. let anyone own a gun but make each bullet cost $5,000. that why there will be no innocent bystanders, and if anyone gets shot yoo can damn well bet they really deserved it.

we give words their power. by making a big deal about them we let words gain more power for both good and bad. if you want a word to lose its power stop making a big deal about it.

and there's always this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj45hsYra...re=related