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I never want to see "Bitch Please" on the HN frontpage.
by fwr 14y ago
I never want to see "Bitch Please" on the HN frontpage.
- frankwiles 14y agoPerhaps not the best choice of words for a wide audience, but the overall message is spot on.
- idan 14y agoIt's the title of the article, and what—"Shit" is permissible but "Bitch" isn't? There's some really good content here.
- calibraxis 14y agoYeah, it's a word used to put down females. Whereas I couldn't care less about "shit." Please edit; flagged until edited.
- bitch_slapper 14y agoOh no, we wouldn't want a few females to potentially be offended by our choice of words! Bitch, please. What's next, no rape jokes? Or are those okay because men get raped too?
- davidkatz 14y agoAuthor here. I'm not a fan of swearing, but I felt that 'Shit' deserved an equally emotional response. Perhaps a mistake.
- davidkatz 14y agoSorry about that. I'm not a native english speaker. To my ear, 'Shit' and 'Bitch' has about the same potential offense.
- fwr 14y agoIt's not that it's a swear word, it's that "bitch please" feels to me like something straight out of memes/rage comics. Things like this impacted hugely on reddit's quality downfall, and I wouldn't be too avid to see this happen here.
- davidkatz 14y agoGotcha. Next time, I'll watch my swearing more carefully.