A silent thread for the word "fuck"

[mindwalker_i]

79. That thread had issues

The thing about swearing is that one needs to take it in context. Just swearing to swear is stupid, but using bad words in context to make a point makes all the difference. The Rude One uses language carefully, in that when he swears - admittedly a lot - there's a reason why he picks the particular words he does. In the "fuckity fuck" thread, the use of "fuckety fuck" added nothing above what "people who swear in the title" would have had.

It really bugs me when people get their undergarments in a Calibi Yau over words, without taking into account how and why those words were chosen. It seems like they're taking it more as a chance to hijack threads to get people talking about what they want to talk about, and it has the effect of derailing conversations that other people want to participate in.

The term "misogynist" is used like a wrecking ball around here. It's similar to how "terrorism" is used, or how "communism" was used in the 50s. There are definitely cases where it's accurate and useful to a conversation, but unfortunately it's so overused that it loses a lot of its meaning and value.