livebunny said: "damnit what a stuid fucking thread...

none of us would be making stupid electronic music if it hadnt been for gay black men...

stupid fucking thread...

who cares where who sticks their cock in what...

sexuality is a whole lot more complicated than anyone could imagine...

ever read slaughter house 5

"there were 5 sexes on Tralfamadore, each of them performing a step necessary in the creation of a new individual...
...no fewer than 7 sexes on earth each essential to reproduction...
...There could be no Earthling babies without male homosexuals....

anyway fuck this i have better things to be doing with my time...

stupid fucking thread...

i cant believe im posting to it..."

jetsom said: "It's the cleansing of language, and internally, no change has taken place. I wonder where that leads in a person, in a society.

Of course, there's no denying that there *is* some impact in simply jumping on the use of certain painful/socially unacceptable words. This 'social work' has, broadly speaking, limited people's casual tollerance of their own or others' offensive behaviour in public, making life nicer for people than it would otherwise have been."

cbit said: "
i agree. i do think a change in thinking takes place when what's acceptable language is redefined, albeit maybe a subtle one.. like you said."

cbit said: "lol i'll say anything, totally distort your words and end it with 'like you said'.. so watch out!"

jetsom said: "It's the cleansing of language, and internally, no change has taken place."

jetsom said: "Of course, there's no denying that there *is* some impact in simply jumping on the use of certain painful/socially unacceptable words [it has] limited people's casual tollerance of their own or others' offensive behaviour in public"

Jetsom said: "
I sympathise most with the above response to Tecknoman's thoughts.

Some more thoughts..
I question the blanket use of guilt/punishment in trying to teach people to not be prejudiced (the "should not").

It's obvious, looking around, that from that, a lot of people just learn to conceal thier prejudices. It's the cleansing of language, and internally, no change has taken place. I wonder where that leads in a person, in a society.

Of course, there's no denying that there *is* some impact in simply jumping on the use of certain painful/socially unacceptable words. This 'social work' has, broadly speaking, limited people's casual tollerance of their own or others' offensive behaviour in public, making life nicer for people than it would otherwise have been. etc etc.. I just don't see this as black and white as some of the views expressed here (or at least not at the time of writing!). There's a subtle shift of emphasis.

It makes me sad when people (myself included) become reactive because they believe in something, as it tends to send the conversation into a stand off; people feel defensive, communication breaks down, people go away feeling bad/defiant/indifferent. Seems sad and unneccesary.

Not sure if I've expressed myself well here. Lots to say, just tried to keep it short. Back to astroid's genitals..."

room said: "If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise we do not believe in it at all.... - Noam Chomsky"

pooter said: "is it bad that i have impure thoughts about this guy?"