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> Lots of songs have the words "cunt" and "motherfucker", but quoting those lyrics does not mean you are intending to insult a woman or accuse someone of having
by Thrymr 12y ago
> Lots of songs have the words "cunt" and "motherfucker", but quoting those lyrics does not mean you are intending to insult a woman or accuse someone of having an Oedipus complex.
And yet many people (women and men) will find them insulting and offensive nevertheless, regardless of what you say your intent is.
- meowface 12y agoOf course. But many people would also be offended at the word "fuck", such as in "that's fucking great". It's impossible to not offend someone, that's why you write and speak with a target audience in mind. And Horowitz is speaking to the tech and startup industry, which is generally fairly relaxed when it comes to profanity of that nature.
- Tyrannosaurs 12y agoWhich is fine but the stigma against being generally offensive is less than the stigma against being racially offensive (not to mention the law).