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synthfiend · 12:12 AM

besson3c · Jul 9, 2010, 11:36 PM

Why is it that using slurs like "faggot" are still considered acceptable?

synthfiend · Jul 9, 2010, 11:41 PM

Think Graham Chapman screaming it in a falsetto, not a redneck uttering "You're one, aintcha?"
No offense intended towards gay folks.

He's dead Jim · Jul 10, 2010, 12:11 AM

dammit I'm always late.

besson3c · Jul 10, 2010, 02:59 AM

Sexy drop shadow!

besson3c · Jul 10, 2010, 03:05 AM

iMOTOR · Jul 10, 2010, 03:29 AM

Who gave you this penis rash?

besson3c · Jul 10, 2010, 03:40 AM

I think it was the lunch lady... Or it could have been the bus driver.

macaddict0001 · Jul 10, 2010, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Why is it that using slurs like "faggot" are still considered acceptable?

In the english language there are no real taboos, merely words that are considered extremely impolite.

besson3c · Jul 10, 2010, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by macaddict0001

In the english language there are no real taboos, merely words that are considered extremely impolite.

Whether you want to call words like "******" or "faggot" taboos or extremely impolite doesn't matter a whole lot to me.

I realize that to some these two terms don't equate, but the basic intent of these, to come up with a derogatory name for a group of people, is similar. One is accepted and the other isn't though.

ghporter · Jul 10, 2010, 10:00 PM

A faggot is a bundle of wood. A fag is British slang for a cigarrette. Most truly objectionable words in English have no "non-objectionable" uses; George Carlin's famous "7 words" is an example.

Of course HOW a word is used is extremely important, and if I were to refer to someone as "a faggot," I would be extremely impolite, while if I was referring to the bundle of firewood he held, that would be a different thing.

One problem is that most people don't understand English enough to use it correctly in the best of situations, so when they get into a bad mood, they use poorly chosen words because that's all they know. I can tell someone that I think he's stupid and that his parents aren't from the best of lines without using a single swear word-or otherwise objectionable words either. But the impact won't be there, because the subject wouldn't understand, and that's half the fun.

Oisín · Jul 11, 2010, 07:25 PM

The place might be f*cking dead, but not so dead that I didn’t still have 371 threads to wade through (I waded very lightly) upon returning home.

Originally Posted by ghporter

Of course HOW a word is used is extremely important, and if I were to refer to someone as "a faggot," I would be extremely impolite

That’s not really taking into account how the word is used, only in which sense the word is used. If/when someone calls me a fag(got), I’ll usually be fairly certain they’re not referring to me as a bundle of wood; but there’s still room for it to be both positive and negative.

I was called a fag at least fifty times at the pub over the past few weeks, but not one of those times bothered me, ’cause the blokes who called me a fag had no bad intentions whatsoever. It was meant as a pet name, not an insult. We were all laughing and chit-chatting happily the whole time. Likewise, I’d call one of them ‘wee spud’ (since he was from Louth—‘spud’ is an offensive term for a Louther), and he knew all along that no harm was intended.

More or less any word can be applied to someone as an affectionate moniker or as a slur; it’s mostly the context and our relations to the speaker that decide which is the case. Even words that are extremely hurtful and offensive lose their power entirely when said with a smile, by a friend.

hyteckit · Jul 11, 2010, 08:54 PM

Time to call in the Zombie Task Force.

turtle777 · Jul 11, 2010, 10:07 PM

Darn. And I thought this thread is about 'NN having intercourse with the deceased.

-t

chris v · Jul 11, 2010, 10:18 PM

butts lol

I got nuthin

besson3c · Jul 11, 2010, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by chris v

butts lol

I got nuthin

There is no need to be so hard on yourself, son! I rather enjoyed this post!

Doofy · Jul 13, 2010, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by ghporter

A faggot is a bundle of wood. A fag is British slang for a cigarrette. Most truly objectionable words in English have no "non-objectionable" uses; George Carlin's famous "7 words" is an example.

Of course HOW a word is used is extremely important, and if I were to refer to someone as "a faggot," I would be extremely impolite, while if I was referring to the bundle of firewood he held, that would be a different thing.

Heh. I can quite comfortably say "I hate faggots".
...What with being a veggie and all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)

brassplayersrock² · Jul 13, 2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Heh. I can quite comfortably say "I hate faggots".
...What with being a veggie and all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)

Doesn’t that part contradict what you said?

“The ol’ meat and veg"

Oisín · Jul 13, 2010, 11:59 AM

^ Why would being a vegetarian contradict hating something made of meat?

Originally Posted by Doofy

Heh. I can quite comfortably say "I hate faggots".
...What with being a veggie and all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

A faggot is traditionally made from pig's heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together, with herbs added for flavouring and sometimes breadcrumbs. The mixture is shaped in the hand into balls, wrapped round with caul fat (the omentum membrane from the pig's abdomen), and baked.

Veggie or no veggie, that sounds disgusting (though I’m sure it isn’t really, if you’re into the whole carnivorous thing).

Heart, liver, fatty belly meat (!), and some abdomen omentum membrane … hard to beat that!

Phileas · Jul 13, 2010, 01:36 PM

Fatty belly meat is nothing but pork belly. And roast pork belly is the nectar of the gods.

Oisín · Jul 13, 2010, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Phileas

Fatty belly meat is nothing but pork belly. And roast pork belly is the nectar of the gods.

Yeah, I know—but they might have found a slightly less repulsive way of describing it than fatty belly meat. That sounds like something you’d find on a McDonald’s regular, not on a pig.

[Cue the “McDonald’s regulars are pigs, but pigs are not necessarily McDonald’s regulars” jokes]

besson3c · Jul 13, 2010, 01:50 PM

So a guy walks into a bar and says "McDonald's regulars are pigs, but pigs are not necessarily McDonald's regulars"... What's the deal with that??

osiris · Jul 13, 2010, 01:54 PM

Apparently vaudeville is dead too.

The Final Dakar · Jul 13, 2010, 01:57 PM

Don't forget God.

brassplayersrock² · Jul 13, 2010, 01:57 PM

Thanks for the new word osiris

…and God… she is great.

Oisín · Jul 13, 2010, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

Don't forget God.

And Nietzsche.

osiris · Jul 13, 2010, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

And Nietzsche.

Gesundheit.

Doofy · Jul 13, 2010, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

And Nietzsche.

Originally Posted by God

Nietzsche is dead.

mincharsthingy

Oisín · Jul 13, 2010, 03:52 PM

Well, yes. That was the gist.

I would have expected someone (correction: I would have expected you) to have given the proper Marilyn Manson ending by now, though.

Doofy · Jul 13, 2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Well, yes. That was the gist.

I would have expected someone (correction: I would have expected you) to have given the proper Marilyn Manson ending by now, though.

Not being a 14-year-old girl, I'm unaware of Miss Manson's output.

sek929 · Jul 13, 2010, 04:15 PM

Manson hasn't been popular with 14 year olds since I was a 14 year old.

The Final Dakar · Jul 13, 2010, 04:16 PM

Poor stereotype is poor.

Doofy · Jul 13, 2010, 04:21 PM

Shut yer mouths, bitches.

SpaceMonkey · Jul 13, 2010, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

…and God… she is great.

Yeah. Womyn together, man.

Oisín · Jul 13, 2010, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Not being a 14-year-old girl, I'm unaware of Miss Manson's output.

*sigh*

“God is dead!” — Nietzsche.
“Nietzsche is dead!” — God.
“When I’m god, everybody dies!” — Marilyn Manson.

I thought that was fairly universal.

Doofy · Jul 13, 2010, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

*sigh*

“God is dead!” — Nietzsche.
“Nietzsche is dead!” — God.
“When I’m god, everybody dies!” — Marilyn Manson.

I thought that was fairly universal.

Nope, never heard that one.

I'd love to see Miss Manson try to kill Jack Bauer. How long before Jack starts torturing Manson with her own sharpened humerus?

ghporter · Jul 13, 2010, 05:24 PM

Considering "Marilyn Manson" is a "guy," and how he dresses and makes himself up, I think Mr. Bauer would more likely "pop" him from 25m away.

brassplayersrock² · Jul 13, 2010, 05:41 PM

Define your usage of “pop” please ;P

imitchellg5 · Jul 13, 2010, 05:48 PM

Bust a cap.

iMOTOR · Jul 13, 2010, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

Define your usage of “pop” please ;P

The “pop” you’re thinking of would be necessarily impossible at a distance of 25 meters.

SpaceMonkey · Jul 13, 2010, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by iMOTOR

The “pop” you’re thinking of would be necessarily impossible at a distance of 25 meters.

Maybe he's got one of those ovipositors.

brassplayersrock² · Jul 13, 2010, 06:04 PM

"Says you…" says the Blue Whale Might be NSFW

Laminar · Jul 13, 2010, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Nope, never heard that one.

I'd love to see Miss Manson try to kill Jack Bauer. How long before Jack starts torturing Manson with her own sharpened humerus?

Don't you mean "fatty belly meat"?

Veltliner · Jul 15, 2010, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

Poor stereotype is poor.

At least it's not mono.

I'm curious about Quadrotype.

brassplayersrock² · Jul 15, 2010, 10:21 AM

Velt, if you skipped crawling, you’ve already been a Quadrotype.

OwlBoy · Jul 16, 2010, 01:16 PM

Wow.

The Final Dakar · Aug 4, 2010, 11:03 AM

This place is f*cking dead.

Two people other than me have posted in the last hour and half.

...and yes, it is rather slow at work right now.

Laminar · Aug 4, 2010, 11:09 AM

Looks like Doofy/Big Mac each got month long vacations?

The Final Dakar · Aug 4, 2010, 11:10 AM

Yeah, I figured that out 13 days ago... by opening the error image and looking at its address.

Jawbone54 · Aug 4, 2010, 11:42 AM

Pretty sure it happened in the "Where Is Your God Now?" thread.

Surprise.