piece-it pete
03-16-2004, 12:56 PM
Funny, that jerk Howard is crying about being thrown off the air (but he really doesn't MIND, he's just working for the civic good :), and good riddance, I say, and that really bugs the heck out of the left wing, but when adults talk privately it's obviously OK to sceen out politically incorrect statements at will.
I noticed in answer to a previous post that this 'puter x's out certain words. Some, like **** (making love), **** (feces) and ***** (female dog) I have no problem with and believe are a good thing.
But when I tried to spoof Al Qiada as Al *****da (rhymes with Beerda and is slang for gay) as you can see it x'd that out too.
Right now someone is thinking, "that's what happens with censorship". I disagree. The Supreme Court a number of years ago ruled that certain words (there's a d_nm list somewhere, maybe George Carlins' came from it, but I don't have the time) were unsuitable for public airwaves, and that protecting kids was constitutionally permissable.
So apparently the politically correct people have been busy as bees, even though the word "*****" comes up here:
Entry: gay
Function: adjective
Definition: homosexual
Synonyms: homoerotic, homophile, inverted, lesbian, *****
Concept: sexuality
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright © 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
And here (same source, but dictionary):
***** ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kwîr)
adj. *****·er, *****·est
Deviating from the expected or normal; strange: a ***** situation.
Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric. See Synonyms at strange.
Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious.
Slang. Fake; counterfeit.
Feeling slightly ill; queasy.
Offensive Slang. Homosexual.
Usage Problem. Of or relating to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered people.
Usage Note: A reclaimed word is a word that was formerly used solely as a slur but that has been semantically overturned by members of the maligned group, who use it as a term of defiant pride. ***** is an example of a word undergoing this process. For decades ***** was used solely as a derogatory adjective for gays and lesbians, but in the 1980s the term began to be used by gay and lesbian activists as a term of self-identification. Eventually, it came to be used as an umbrella term that included gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people. Nevertheless, a sizable percentage of people to whom this term might apply still hold ***** to be a hateful insult, and its use by heterosexuals is often considered offensive. Similarly, other reclaimed words are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders, so extreme caution must be taken concerning their use when one is not a member of the group.
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Nice of them to give us the warning.
Not blaming you, Chris. I'm blaming the very tolerant people who are very intolerant of others' freedom of speech.
Pete
PS What other words are effected? Polack? Nope, and now, I'M offended!! Should I be? What about you?
I noticed in answer to a previous post that this 'puter x's out certain words. Some, like **** (making love), **** (feces) and ***** (female dog) I have no problem with and believe are a good thing.
But when I tried to spoof Al Qiada as Al *****da (rhymes with Beerda and is slang for gay) as you can see it x'd that out too.
Right now someone is thinking, "that's what happens with censorship". I disagree. The Supreme Court a number of years ago ruled that certain words (there's a d_nm list somewhere, maybe George Carlins' came from it, but I don't have the time) were unsuitable for public airwaves, and that protecting kids was constitutionally permissable.
So apparently the politically correct people have been busy as bees, even though the word "*****" comes up here:
Entry: gay
Function: adjective
Definition: homosexual
Synonyms: homoerotic, homophile, inverted, lesbian, *****
Concept: sexuality
Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0)
Copyright © 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
And here (same source, but dictionary):
***** ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kwîr)
adj. *****·er, *****·est
Deviating from the expected or normal; strange: a ***** situation.
Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric. See Synonyms at strange.
Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious.
Slang. Fake; counterfeit.
Feeling slightly ill; queasy.
Offensive Slang. Homosexual.
Usage Problem. Of or relating to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered people.
Usage Note: A reclaimed word is a word that was formerly used solely as a slur but that has been semantically overturned by members of the maligned group, who use it as a term of defiant pride. ***** is an example of a word undergoing this process. For decades ***** was used solely as a derogatory adjective for gays and lesbians, but in the 1980s the term began to be used by gay and lesbian activists as a term of self-identification. Eventually, it came to be used as an umbrella term that included gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people. Nevertheless, a sizable percentage of people to whom this term might apply still hold ***** to be a hateful insult, and its use by heterosexuals is often considered offensive. Similarly, other reclaimed words are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders, so extreme caution must be taken concerning their use when one is not a member of the group.
__________________________________________________ _______
Nice of them to give us the warning.
Not blaming you, Chris. I'm blaming the very tolerant people who are very intolerant of others' freedom of speech.
Pete
PS What other words are effected? Polack? Nope, and now, I'M offended!! Should I be? What about you?