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Holy crap - do you mean that penis is a "rude" word in your part of the world - when did correct and accurate English become rude? The mind truly boggles. How
by bdfh42 14y ago
Holy crap - do you mean that penis is a "rude" word in your part of the world - when did correct and accurate English become rude? The mind truly boggles.
How about vagina? Or does the female population of (I assume the USA) not have one?
The interesting bit here is the reputed censorship of standard words not the original article which had no relevance to HN.
- ColinWright 14y ago> ... do you mean that penis is a "rude" word > in your part of the world ... Has it occurred to you that this is actually nothing to do with me, and that I'm merely informing you of something I happen to know from observation in the past? Has it occurred to you that I am not actually in the USA, nor a citizen of the USA? Or do you simply leap to these conclusions automatically? Added in edit: This is not the first time I've provided information gained over the years I've been on the site, only to have someone then accuse or blame me for something they think is wrong or misguided. So you are not alone. Perhaps I should put a disclaimer on everything I write, or possibly just not bother answering at all. What do you think? I'd value your thoughts since you have, in fact, been on HN longer than I have.
- bdfh42 14y agoSorry mate - as you did not seem outraged at such censorship (perhaps just grudgingly used to it) I sort of lumped you in with the sorts of people that thought it was OK. My sincere apologies - no deliberate offence was intended to you - all my ire being reserved for the sorts of people that think in that strangely bizarre and nasty way. Addendum: First bit of such silly nonsense I have become concious of on this site so perhaps I reacted a bit strongly. If there have been others they have passed me by.