>If
>someone voluntarily applies that euphemism to themselves, isn't that
>their problem?
Faggot was applied to gays by people trying to condem them, along with fag.
>And how far are you willing to take this conviction? Every time you
write the word "God," you're offending a lot of people, and in a very
>personal way. Are you going to stop for their sakes? As a Christian, I
find the use of "Jesus" as an exclamation or expression of disgust
>grievously offensive.
A lot of people do...including the networks. "God" is a censored word when used profanely on TV.
>"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by
>that,' as if that gives them certain rights, when it's actually quite
>simply a whine. It's no more than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It
has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as
>a phrase. 'I am offended by that" -- well, so fucking what?"
Wow.
Thom
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