4 ms·
I think you're misreading the SCOTUS case: the issue at hand was that she bad mouthed the team she was on, not "bad words" in a vacuum. If, in France, I had pub
by potatoz2 5y ago
I think you're misreading the SCOTUS case: the issue at hand was that she bad mouthed the team she was on, not "bad words" in a vacuum. If, in France, I had published a video describing a teacher with "bad words" that became known to the high school, I'd have certainly expected consequences on school grounds.
- himinlomax 5y agoNo, I did not misunderstand the issue. I understand the issue is not strictly speaking the bad words. However I suspect that, had she used non taboo words to say the same thing, she wouldn't have been punished.
- potatoz2 5y agoThat's possible, but isn't that true in France (and presumably other countries) as well and relatively reasonable? "Bad words" have more impact and power, by design. If I publish a public video where I say that "M. Untel est un professeur très injuste" ("Mr. So-and-so is very unfair"), no problem, "M. Untel est un fils de pute" ("Mr. So-and-so is an asshole"), consequences.
- himinlomax 5y agoIt's not that bad words don't matter, it's that people don't care nowhere as much as in the US. You can say shit and fuck (merde, nique) in, say, a business meeting without getting fired, it's just that it's usually not a good idea.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]