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12-09-2017 , 10:16 AM

#126

Victor

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alan jones is a real piece of work. lol at following that guy. hes also totally gay so its even more absurd that guys like bundy support him.

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12-09-2017 , 11:27 AM

#127

DWetzel

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I'm always mystified how right wing nut jobs like bundy think free speech means you should be immune to having your racist, sexist, bigoted, hateful views called racist, sexist, bigoted, and hateful. It's almost like they're universally too stupid to understand the term.

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12-09-2017 , 01:46 PM

#128

Loki

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Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 12,772

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Originally Posted by bundy5

It is funny how it is almost exactly the opposite in how it works. You lefties are so delicate you need a moderator to ban views that you just can't keep putting up with.

Mods don’t ban views. Mods ban terrible posters. If your reaction to having someone disagree with you is to spazz out and post terribly, you’re not going to have a good time.

Really wish right wingers would take even the slightest bit of personal responsibility. It’s sad how the right runs on nothing but persecution complex and fear of others these days.

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12-09-2017 , 03:27 PM

#129

Morphismus

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12-09-2017 , 03:33 PM

#130

57 On Red

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Originally Posted by Loki

'Spazz out' is a politically unacceptable term, derogatory to people with CP. I'm not being funny.

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12-09-2017 , 03:43 PM

#131

Loki

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Is that a UK thing?

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12-09-2017 , 03:43 PM

#132

zikzak

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Free OP!

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12-09-2017 , 03:50 PM

#133

bahbahmickey

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Originally Posted by Loki

Mods don’t ban views. Mods ban terrible posters. If your reaction to having someone disagree with you is to spazz out and post terribly, you’re not going to have a good time.

This may be happening some, but from what I used to see in P & PU that isn't happening a significant amount. I don't even know what to say if you don't think the mods used to (and likely still do) give liberal posters an insane amount of more slack than conservative posters.

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12-09-2017 , 03:53 PM

#134

DWetzel

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Originally Posted by zikzak

Free OP!

*with the purchase of any menu item at regular price. Restrictions may apply.

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12-09-2017 , 04:18 PM

#135

LKJ

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Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 95,986

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Originally Posted by DWetzel

*with the purchase of any menu item at regular price. Restrictions may apply.

You'd have a harder time giving away a free VMF than a free bag full of muffin stumps.

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12-09-2017 , 04:19 PM

#136

bundy5

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Originally Posted by Loki

Not from my experience they do.

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12-09-2017 , 04:22 PM

#137

chezlaw

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Originally Posted by Loki

Is that a UK thing?

To a large extent. Same derivation though and definitely not PC.

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The difference in appreciation of the term between British and American audiences was highlighted by an incident with the golfer Tiger Woods; after losing the US Masters Tournament in 2006, he said, "I was so in control from tee to green, the best I've played for years... But as soon as I got on the green I was a spaz." His remarks were broadcast and drew no attention in America. But they were widely reported in the United Kingdom, where they caused offence and were condemned by a representative of Scope and Tanni Grey-Thompson, a prominent paralympian. On learning of the furore over his comments, Woods' representative promptly apologized.[15][16]

Shortly after Weird Al Yankovic's song "Word Crimes" was released, Yankovic stated that he had been unaware that the word spastic used in the song is "considered a highly offensive slur by some people", particularly in the United Kingdom, and apologized for its presence in his lyrics.[17]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic

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12-09-2017 , 04:29 PM

#138

57 On Red

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Originally Posted by Loki

Is that a UK thing?

Well, it doesn't surprise me that such antique bigotry is still considered acceptable in the country that elected Donald Trump, if that's what you mean.

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12-09-2017 , 04:35 PM

#139

Bobo Fett

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Originally Posted by 57 On Red

Well, it doesn't surprise me that such antique bigotry is still considered acceptable in the country that elected Donald Trump, if that's what you mean.

That's pretty ridiculous.

If, in a given country, a word was rarely, or never, used as a derogatory term for those with a disability, people from there would have no idea that others would find it offensive. It ha nothing to do with acceptance of bigotry, and certainly nothing to do with who anyone voted for - most people in North America would have no idea that word would be offensive to those with CP.

Edit to add: I think time is a factor as well. Its meaning and usage has changed a lot over time, especially on this side of the pond.

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12-09-2017 , 05:57 PM

#140

Loki

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Originally Posted by 57 On Red

Well, it doesn't surprise me that such antique bigotry is still considered acceptable in the country that elected Donald Trump, if that's what you mean.

No. There was a poster in unchained named mongidi or something. People called him mong for short. Chez let us know that mong was un-PC because in the UK it’s a shortened form of mongoloid. I think usage dropped significantly after people were made aware of this. To my knowledge, none of the US posters were aware of this usage.

If it is a well-known regional thing that I was unaware of, I would be very thankful if a mod could change it to “freak out”.

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12-09-2017 , 06:05 PM

#141

Mat Sklansky

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sorry, freak is not acceptable.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ry-pop-culture

behaving like a woman is still okay, i believe.

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12-09-2017 , 06:14 PM

#142

eyebooger

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Is Superfreak acceptable?

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12-09-2017 , 06:22 PM

#143

zikzak

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Originally Posted by 57 On Red

Well, it doesn't surprise me that such antique bigotry is still considered acceptable in the country that elected Donald Trump, if that's what you mean.

What's that 3 letter slang word they use in the UK for cigarettes?

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12-09-2017 , 06:29 PM

#144

Morphismus

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12-09-2017 , 06:56 PM

#145

Perhaps Shimmy

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I'm all for free speech, but saying jaylen brown is a good basketball player is crossing the line

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12-09-2017 , 07:06 PM

#146

chezlaw

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Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 46,849

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Originally Posted by zikzak

What's that 3 letter slang word they use in the UK for cigarettes?

***. But it's not an insult or derived from one. It's just a different meaning of a word.

We also also say '******' when discussing car maintenance and some eat ******s.

edit: you'll have to guess the obvious