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Brady Kelly17-Dec-14 5:22
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Brady Kelly wrote:
Then they have every right to not buy those cards, or if it is so bad, they are even free to not frequent or buy anything from shops that display them.


One of the most stupid arguments around!

All drugs should be legal and able to be consumed by anyone of any age because everyone has the right not to obtain the drugs?

So a flasher should be allowed to whip it out in public because young ladies can just avert their eyes?

What about a nudist? Should he be allowed to wander around naked at will? In a school for example?

OK if the local supermarket sells hard core porn next to the chocolate at the checkout? It's fine- you don't have to buy if you don't want to - and you can always shop elsewhere.

It's about the generally accepted community expectations.

I personally don't like hearing people swear except where swearing is appropriate (e.g. you just hit your thumb with a hammer or you are telling a joke where the swearing is appropriate to the joke or emphasis. e.g. the opening lines of Four Weddings is simply the word 'F***' repeated many times - and is contextually sensible (and funny). But I know people who were offended even at that.

So, when I am in a group of people who may find swearing offensive I don't swear (much!) because, and here's the thing, I'm a decent, caring individual with no desire to offend people.

I've had to deal with teenagers whose parents swear; here's a typical conversation between two such teens

"F***in' last f***in' night the c*** was f***ing down here f***in doing olllies on f***in' Ed's f***ing board!"
"f***in' right!"

not the sort of conversation you want four or five year olds to hear, really?

So - appropriate language at appropriate times.

And F*** etc. is not appropriate in a newsagent or gift shop. would you buy a card, go up to the counter and say

"How f***ing much is this c***, then?"

I know that it's just noises, and logically taking offense at a word is ludicrous when it is not said against anyone (e.g. f*** off) but there we have it - offense at nudity is also stupid, for that matter why do we eat in public and poo in private?

but we do

and we should all try to remember one another's sensibilities.

Merry f***ing christmas Big Grin | :-D
PooperPig - Coming Soon

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