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Dragonfli

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40. The rude pundit should be banned from DU!

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Fri Jun 20, 2014, 07:47 PM

Jun 2014

He uses naughty words
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!!!

+10000!
I heard a word and my spleen ruptured! I am harmed irreparably!

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Say whatever horrible word you want which expresses your terrible sentiment. [View all] Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 OP

Dinsdale dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #1

Interesting approach; that said, isn't the solution to offensive speech MORE speech? MADem Jun 2014 #2

What do you mean by "solution?" Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #3

I mean a resolution that would make ME smug, satisfied, and feeling as though the MADem Jun 2014 #12

Not "solution" so much as "counteraction" I suppose. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #14

No - the answer is to stop giving words power. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #6

Well, that's not possible. Words often DO have power... MADem Jun 2014 #9

Oh stifle you big fat poopie head! whistler162 Jun 2014 #4

Mr. Clean Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #5

Feel whatever you want, just don't pretend other people must as well. Rex Jun 2014 #7

I'm not entirely certain what you're arguing here. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #15

I'm saying don't pretend you are the knower of all things. Rex Jun 2014 #18

I don't need to ask him what he meant because what he meant was transparently obvious. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #22

Thanks for making my point. Rex Jun 2014 #27

Very true that everyone draws the line a bit differently. n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #16

Seriously, the self-righteous crowd here thinks they are owed beer and travel money. Rex Jun 2014 #20

+ a million Egnever Jun 2014 #39

Belgium. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #8

Piggishness should be used very sparingly frazzled Jun 2014 #10

I think the point is more that TRP (or his persona) *intends* to be disgusting and "piggish" nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #19

Yes, I know that; but it still gets boring and sometimes offensive frazzled Jun 2014 #23

I can understand and respect that view. As I said, everyone has to choose where to draw the line nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #25

But that might actually be the worst part. That he does bring so much to the table... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #30

I can't disagree with that at all. It's on him, ultimately, to draw his own line. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #32

There really is no defense for it. redqueen Jun 2014 #24

I think he has crossed the line at times, certainly. I don't blame people for being offended. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #28

+1. Well expressed, frazzled. brer cat Jun 2014 #21

How about horrible words for wonderful sentiment? Throd Jun 2014 #11

What sentiment would that be? Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #13

I dunno. Just pointing out that the sentiment is judged "terrible" based on the words used. Throd Jun 2014 #17

Thinking Ann Coulter is a cunt, for instance, is not part and parcel to thinking she is wrong. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #26

Exactly. Insulting her ideas or her as a person isn't the same as gratuitously insulting her gender. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #29

Exactly. I would even argue that the two aren't really even compatible. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #34

verdict is in Go Vols Jun 2014 #31

So let's take a step back for a moment to identify a key difference here... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #36

Can I say Rush Limbaugh is a stupid, fat pillhead? Throd Jun 2014 #37

I think calling him fat or a pillhead is wrong because it does mock those people. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #38

Get a grip... DryHump Jun 2014 #33

Where is my joy? It's certainly not in using slurs against those I disagree with. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #35

Totalitarian? Where has anyone advocated outright censoring the guy? nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #43

The rude pundit should be banned from DU! Dragonfli Jun 2014 #40

My wife's favorite word was "FUCK!" hobbit709 Jun 2014 #41

He's talking about slurs, not profanities. Though the line between the two isn't always set in stone nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #44

suckling pig nipples betsuni Jun 2014 #42