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Yes, english is my first language. Yes, I thought it through, and your hand wringing about profanity being imprecise and childish are typical of people who comp
by rquantz 13y ago
Yes, english is my first language. Yes, I thought it through, and your hand wringing about profanity being imprecise and childish are typical of people who complain about its use. It also misunderstands the purpose of language. Liberal use of profanity is about freedom and tone, not about conveying a precise meaning.
I choose the anarchic language of the people over your prudish, sweaty-palmed nannyism.
- sdegutis 13y ago> Liberal use of profanity is about freedom and tone I've noticed many people using "freedom" as an excuse to say or do very (often intentionally) offensive things. That's not freedom, that's an abuse of freedom.
- rquantz 13y agoTo be clear, I was using free in the sense of "unencumbered." However, since you bring up freedom of speech, I say, what use is freedom if you're not free to offend people?