Forum Censoring

Post by **bahua** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:20 pm

Well?

Tosspot · Post by **Tosspot** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:38 pm

I say yes. We're all tough enough to deal with unsavory words. Censoring is for crybabies.

AllThingsKC · Post by **AllThingsKC** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:27 pm

Ok wait. So, those words are censored NOW? And we're voting on whether or not to keep censoring it, right? (I didn't realize if they were or weren't censored) I want to make sure I vote for the right one. I don't want to leave any hanging chads.

Post by **KCMax** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:08 pm

And why were dago wop kike chink gook wetback and spic not censored! Racism!

shinatoo · Post by **shinatoo** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:40 pm

If they are used in an inappropriate way, then you have a means to deal with it. Us adults don't like the ball gag (metaphorically).

Sportster · Post by **Sportster** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:25 pm

Should it stop?
Yeah.
But it still depends on who owns the sandbox, ya know?

And that "nigger" thing, I always thought it trancended race anyway. Webster reinforces this I believe.
When my late mother smoked, I always said she was outside "coppin a fag".
But then again, a "faggot" is a bundle of sticks.

Maybe someone can clear this up for me.

Sportster
...isn't that queer.

Slappy the Wang · Post by **Slappy the Wang** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:48 pm

If that stuff gets bleeped out, won't our punchlines suffer??

KansasCityChiefs · Post by **KansasCityChiefs** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:14 pm

Slappy the Wang wrote: If that stuff gets bleeped out, won't our punchlines suffer??

Umm.. isn't it already bleeped out? And we're just voting to take the censor off?

ComandanteCero · Post by **ComandanteCero** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:34 am

I think anyone using it inappropriately should be censored, anyone using these words appropriately can simply use an abbreviation, in polite company people don't simply throw around the "n" or "f" word regardless of how elevated the level of conversation is, both words are extremely charged and negative. I don't consider myself the most politically correct, but i have never been in a conversation with black or homosexual friends where they thought it was "ok" to throw those words around.

lock+load · Post by **lock+load** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:48 am

Some are offended by other profanities as well, but those are not censored, so why do these words deserve special treatment?

macnw · Post by **macnw** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:42 am

That's the problem, what constitutes decency? Blacks refer to blacks using nig*** all the time. So, it's decents for blacks to use the word but not for whites? I don't know what you call that?

leaf · Post by **leaf** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:57 am

macnw wrote: That's the problem, what constitutes decency? Blacks refer to blacks using nig*** all the time. So, it's decents for blacks to use the word but not for whites? I don't know what you call that?

see the Boulevard thread for a response to this.

Roanoker · Post by **Roanoker** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:14 am

leaf wrote:

see the Boulevard thread for a response to this.

A link would be nice. (I know, I'm lazy, stupid, or both.)

Tosspot · Post by **Tosspot** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:37 am

Roanoker wrote: A link would be nice. (I know, I'm lazy, stupid, or both.)

Roanoker, it's in the General Kansas City section.

Roanoker · Post by **Roanoker** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:18 am

Tosspot wrote: Roanoker, it's in the General Kansas City section.

Got it. Wow! That thread pulled in a lot of comment!

I'll use this as an opportunity to say what I've observed since learning about this forum. All the folks involved in supporting this site are to be highly commended. My gosh! The pay can't be their motivation. They must wear all kinds of hats, deal with all kinds of people, be skillful with computer equipment and software, etc. And--most amazing to me--they are utterly faithful. They demonstrate their responsibility to their work and to all of us who post and lurk, every flippin' day! Don't let them know that Fortune 500 companies will pay them a lot of money to ply their skills under their corporate roofs.

This isn't worth much, guys, but Thanks Much!

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tat2kc · Post by **tat2kc** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:16 pm

I"d have a difficult time participating in an online community where either one of those words is used freely and without consequences. Or other racist/homophobic slurs.

leaf · Post by **leaf** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:28 pm

yeah i think it's probably okay to BLEEP out slurs related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.

Carlin's Heavy Seven are okay though, IMO. it's a web forum, not my grandmother's dinner table.

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:38 pm

tat2kc wrote: I"d have a difficult time participating in an online community where either one of those words is used freely and without consequences. Or other racist/homophobic slurs.

I'm not suggesting that the board be squeeky clean but the descent into vulgarity whether it be ethnic slurs or commonly used slang lowers the overall tone and efficacy of the entire site. Fortunately, I do not really see this as a pervasive problem on this board.

Having said that, I think the discussion regarding "eenie meenie miney mo" was blown totally out of proportion. Offense should not be taken where none was intended.

ReutherMonkey · Post by **ReutherMonkey** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:43 pm

leaf wrote: yeah i think it's probably okay to BLEEP out slurs related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.

Carlin's Heavy Seven are okay though, IMO. it's a web forum, not my grandmother's dinner table.

you put it perfectly.

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