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Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 04:17 PM

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Is the "F" word still too obscene for public use? [View all] hedgehog May 2012 OP

i would have chosen offensive opposed to obscene. nt seabeyond May 2012 #1

It depends. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #2

It is damn near my favorite word. Solly Mack May 2012 #3

It shows a lack of intelligence IMO. A person that does not know the proper noun, adjective or appleannie1 May 2012 #4

Used to agree but I fucking well got over that. GoneOffShore May 2012 #6

+1 GObamaGO May 2012 #10

I have a high IQ and an excellent vocabulary but I use it freely. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #11

I do too and I use it quite deliberately lunatica May 2012 #23

because "fucking car" says one hell of a lot more than any other adjective you can name. CBGLuthier May 2012 #22

Like "fucking, you know?" Gman May 2012 #32

Disagree RedCappedBandit May 2012 #34

oh SNAP! frylock May 2012 #37

My teenage relatives on fb use it too often. libinnyandia May 2012 #5

Depends. Robb May 2012 #7

. Go Vols May 2012 #8

That's fucking funny! liberaltrucker May 2012 #21

It's fucking therapeutic! kentauros May 2012 #39

Fuck it. n/t ellisonz May 2012 #9

Fascism?...... nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2012 #12

"Fuck" is so versatile. RC May 2012 #13

Fuck no. Republican is a much dirtier word. leveymg May 2012 #14

Makes me thik of this : 99Forever May 2012 #15

Obscene No. SoutherDem May 2012 #16

ignorance on display is the new mantra nt msongs May 2012 #17

My Mom once scolded me, Special Prosciuto May 2012 #18

It's childish and frequent use is indicative of a poor vocabulary. Johnny Rico May 2012 #19

When I use it, it sounds right Iggo May 2012 #20

It's my favorite word... one_voice May 2012 #24

Fuck No. man4allcats May 2012 #25

Too many people over use it because they've got little else to say ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #26

A word that I use liberally -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #27

George Carlin opines HarveyDarkey May 2012 #28

I use it all the time but I use it at home Raine May 2012 #29

Profanity is the crutch Gman May 2012 #30

the word "fuck" should be situational in nature. provis99 May 2012 #31

Obscene ... depending on how it is used ... etherealtruth May 2012 #33

Well, I probably wouldn't wear it on a t-shirt RedCappedBandit May 2012 #35

I'm not keen at suggesting that appropriate for wearing to school be the standard for all Bluenorthwest May 2012 #36

Hay, I'm over fifty, kentauros May 2012 #38

Ill formed question. Igel May 2012 #40

I think it portrays low social class .... oldhippie May 2012 #41

I have always found the concept of "obscene" words to be preposterous. Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #42