To Swear Or Not To Swear

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Originally Posted by KCurtis

I've never hung out with people who say those words. Not in front of women anyways. And I have ridden with several Hells Angels, so I'm not a "goody two shoes".

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When you say "people" and "not in front of women", it rather implies that the people in question are men.

In which case I could introduce you to a few people who are women - and well-educated, articulate, professional women, at that (at least a couple of whom are from Massachusetts) - who use those words all the time.

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Originally Posted by KCurtis

I've never hung out with people who say those words. Not in front of women anyways. And I have ridden with several Hells Angels, so I'm not a "goody two shoes".

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Well, Hell's Angels are the very archetype of the gentleman.

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Originally Posted by Buh4Bee

Sorry MM, but I'll sound self-righteous here for a moment. I think words like b8tch or cv*t are degrading to the female sex in general and, as I usually say, perpetuate a discriminatory nature. I think in general, such terms are highly vulgar and offensive to many/most people.

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I never said they weren't offensive, or degrading, though I don't find it that degrading. It's not as if women are above using childish names in place of the word "penis." As I said before (I wish I could make this my signature for this thread so people will remember and I won't have to keep repeating myself) it's all about context.

And, frankly, some people are too sensitive.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

When you say "people" and "not in front of women", it rather implies that the people in question are men.

In which case I could introduce you to a few people who are women - and well-educated, articulate, professional women, at that (at least a couple of whom are from Massachusetts) - who use those words all the time.

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So? Then they must be from AMHERST,MASSACHUSETTS, and why would I ever want to go there? No, I'll stick with my articulate professional acquaintances and friends, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

Well, Hell's Angels are the very archetype of the gentleman.

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They were when I was with them. And they ride like no other motorcyclists I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by KCurtis

So? Then they must be from AMHERST,MASSACHUSETTS, and why would I ever want to go there? No, I'll stick with my articulate professional acquaintances and friends, thanks.

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Which is fine. I was just suggesting that there are articulate and well-educated women whose vocabulary encompasses the kind of language your Hell's Angels wouldn't use in front of women.

And they aren't from Amherst, by the way. They're from Cambridge and Somerville.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Which is fine. I was just suggesting that there are articulate and well-educated women whose vocabulary encompasses the kind of language your Hell's Angels wouldn't use in front of women.

And they aren't from Amherst, by the way. They're from Cambridge and Somerville.

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Ah ha!!! Cambridge, Mass. My husband lived there once. He calls it the People's Republic of Cambridge. As for Somerville, it has become full of people who call themselves hip. It may be true, that city has greatly improved. It used to be called Slummerville.

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Originally Posted by KCurtis

Ah ha!!! Cambridge, Mass. My husband lived there once. He calls it the People's Republic of Cambridge. As for Somerville, it has become full of people who call themselves hip. It may be true, that city has greatly improved. It used to be called Slummerville.

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I know. I used to live there - twenty five years ago, admittedly.

I'm not quite sure what the significance is of the triumphant Ah ha!!! though.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

I know. I used to live there - twenty five years ago, admittedly.

I'm not quite sure what the significance is of the triumphant Ah ha!!! though.

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I'm not triumphant, I just could have guessed it was Cambridge- Cambridge is similar to Amherst. Are you an American who moved to London? I would love to do that for a few years, then move back here. Can't do it though-money and other stuff keeps us here.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

And, frankly, some people are too sensitive.

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And likewise, some people are too abrasive.

I'll take the abrasive ones any day.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

I'll take the abrasive ones any day.

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It might be hard for you to realise it, at this very early stage in your life, but there are other people living on the planet.

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

It might be hard for you to realise it, at this very early stage in your life, but there are other people living on the planet.

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I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean, Emil.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean, Emil.

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That's how I interpret it at least.

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

It might be hard for you to realise it, at this very early stage in your life, but there are other people living on the planet.

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John Keats died at 25. Schopenhauer wrote his magnum opus before the age of thirty. And then there was Arthur Rimbaud. Ageism is silly really.