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Starry Messenger

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Reply to yardwork (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:40 PM

Jul 2012

And in addition to that, the indignant response at anyone who points out that offensive language might lead others to think the word-user is kind of a jerk. I've never gotten that whole "You chose to be offended" trope.

If it's a word you wouldn't use in correspondence in business or a letter to someone you don't know very well, why would you employ it around total strangers on a website?

Baffling.

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Most of the time, I love DU. Then there are those times... [View all] stevenleser Jul 2012 OP

Thanks for being juror # 5. Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #1

Thank's Gormy stevenleser Jul 2012 #2

What I don't understand is the outrage at being asked - politely - not to use sexist terms. yardwork Jul 2012 #3

I don't understand it either. stevenleser Jul 2012 #4

Sometimes people are very nice. A poster out in GD just edited the c word out of his post at request yardwork Jul 2012 #5

+1 Zorra Jul 2012 #6

+2 Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #7

+3 Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #8