I hate self-censoring like this. Either use fuck, or don't. If you don't want to use the word fuck, then use another word. It's easy to be equally harsh. "Chil

I hate self-censoring like this. Either use fuck, or don't. If you don't want to use the word fuck, then use another word. It's easy to be equally harsh. "Chill the hell out about the Google/Verizon proposal." "Freaking out about the Google/Verizon proposal? You're a retard." The point of censoring is that it's externally imposed. Swear filters on poorly designed multiplayer video games. Internet forums. When you self-censor, you announce that you spend so much time in such places that it has irrevocably altered your writing.