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Words & phrases that should be removed from our vocabulary

All I want to say is that when a man and a woman lay down together whether they're drunk or sober, if they make a baby, it's fine. The reason it's fine is because people can and do make mistakes but God doesn't. God is perfect and plays a part in when a baby is conceived so the baby isn't a mistake. I believe that most people do believe in God and I think that's a good way to look at it. So that's why I think it's totally stupid to make any child that is conceived of a couple not wed feel bad in any way, shape, or form.


That's the way I see it and I want to thank everyone for their input on this thread so far.
 
WorkInProgress said:
How anybody can draw a connection between expressing the opinion that it's better not to use certain terms, and censorship, is beyond me. Censorship is only an issue when a government is exercising coercion. To express the opinion that use of a term is inappropriate, and to persuade private businesses of journalism and broadcasting to exclude certain terms from usage in their own media voluntarily, has nothing whatever to do with censorship. Moreover, the use of the phrase "the PC Nazis" is appalling to me. To compare a person who expresses the opinion that people should use language in a considerate manner with mass murderers makes no sense. I think people who use the term "Nazi" to refer to everything they disagree with is disregarding the real evil that Naziism was and is.

What's more, there have always been norms of etiquette and appropriateness of terms. All that changes is what the actual norms are. Now, if people were in danger of being arrested and jailed for use of offending terms, it would make sense to me to say we had a problem. I'm the first to believe in freedom of speech. But freedom of speech does not, and can never, mean freedom from being criticized for one's speech.

I have come to the conclusion that the definition of political correctness, for some people, is any suggestion that we should behave like decent human beings in our use of language and custom. Political correctness happens to be at the top of my list of terms I think we'd be better off without. And I happen to agree that "illegitimate child" is a bad term. I won't favor having you arrested for using it, but I certainly may regard you as a less-than-considerate person for it.
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Thanks for your support. I think what you say makes sense.
 
Skipadeedoodah said:
I agree with what you are saying. I just still don't agree with GWL2L's OP or her arguments that came thereafter.
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I don't really gave a damn about what you say. I just think that you need to respect my feelings like a normal person. I am not talking about changing THE WHOLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, JUST A FEW WORDS IS ALL. Yes, I am sensitive about it, especially since I am adopted and my birthparents weren't married and was lucky enough to be raised by two parents that were married. I think you need to look up the words commisserate (however you spell it) or empathy in the dictionary.
 
Knot Amwezed said:
Wow...age has nothing to do with experience. In fact, many older people show naivety and fail to adapt to a smarter, younger environment. My grandmother is 75 and she needs me to explain to her that the ass flap of her pjs goes in the back.

THE BACK GRANDMA, THE BACK!!! FUCK!!!!
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I don't think it's completely fair to say that age has nothing to do with experience, sometimes it does, it depends on what you're talking about. I don't appreciate you young people ganging up on me like this. I mean, can we say HIGH SCHOOL? I think what makes a good person is how we treat people in life.
 
Skipadeedoodah said:
And I was going to just ignore this, but since I'm here...

I don't care if you're 2 or 102...if you talk to me the way you did, I'm going to respond the way I did. Plain and simple. My first post in this thread was in no way disrespectful to you or your ideas. It was light and humorous. YOU are the one who decided to kick it up and notch.

I hope we can continue this debate like two adults...regardless of which one of us happens to have been an adult longer.
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I think you WOULD HAVE BEEN much better is you had just ignored what I responded to you but whatever 🙄. I think you have no right to tell me how to feel about being born from parents who are unwed. If you're not sensitive about it, that's fine but I am so let's just respect each others differences and move on. How in hell was I supposed to know that your first post was light and humorous? You posted it, you didn't say it to me. Maybe if you had said it to me, I would've known it was humorous. I guess I just don't see how being born of a unwed couple is humorous in any way.
 
GirlWhoLikes2Laugh said:
I don't really gave a damn about what you say. I just think that you need to respect my feelings like a normal person. I am not talking about changing THE WHOLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, JUST A FEW WORDS IS ALL. Yes, I am sensitive about it, especially since I am adopted and my birthparents weren't married and was lucky enough to be raised by two parents that were married. I think you need to look up the words commisserate (however you spell it) or empathy in the dictionary.
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OMG...I am going to seriously resist my overwhelming desire to just totally go off, and try and respond to this like an adult.

Saying you don't give a damn what I say is not exactly the "adult" way I had hoped this discussion would go. All I said was I don't agree with you. I didn't insult you. I wasn't disrespectful. We can respectfully disagree, Jen. You're talking about removing words from a language -- thereby altering the entire language. It's way over the top. Just don't use those words if they bother you. It's that simple.

GirlWhoLikes2Laugh said:
I don't think it's completely fair to say that age has nothing to do with experience, sometimes it does, it depends on what you're talking about. I don't appreciate you young people ganging up on me like this. I mean, can we say HIGH SCHOOL? I think what makes a good person is how we treat people in life.
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OMG - no one is ganging up on you!! This is a public forum. If you post something here all kinds of people with all kinds of opinions are going to reply. You cannot restrict the replies to people who agree with you. It doesn't work like that no matter how much you want it to.
 
GirlWhoLikes2Laugh said:
I think you WOULD HAVE BEEN much better is you had just ignored what I responded to you but whatever 🙄. I think you have no right to tell me how to feel about being born from parents who are unwed. If you're not sensitive about it, that's fine but I am so let's just respect each others differences and move on. How in hell was I supposed to know that your first post was light and humorous? You posted it, you didn't say it to me. Maybe if you had said it to me, I would've known it was humorous. I guess I just don't see how being born of a unwed couple is humorous in any way.
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Please show me where I tried to tell you how to feel? You can't - because I didn't. Not once. You're entitled to your feelings about being born of unwed parents, but when you post saying you want to change a language, expect some resistance.

As far as my first post....here are the clues that it was light and humorous...ready??

Skipadeedoodah said:
I feel like we had this discussion already...and me and...somebody..decided to start a bastard club LOL Dave and Hari...you in?? I'm not sure who our other founding member is...but when I find him I'll let ya know 🙂

I do remember he had some awesome slogans for us LOL
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And the smiley -- which I unfortuantely can't make big and red...but trust me...IT'S THERE.
 
Skipadeedoodah said:
OMG...I am going to seriously resist my overwhelming desire to just totally go off, and try and respond to this like an adult.

Saying you don't give a damn what I say is not exactly the "adult" way I had hoped this discussion would go. All I said was I don't agree with you. I didn't insult you. I wasn't disrespectful. We can respectfully disagree, Jen. You're talking about removing words from a language -- thereby altering the entire language. It's way over the top. Just don't use those words if they bother you. It's that simple.



OMG - no one is ganging up on you!! This is a public forum. If you post something here all kinds of people with all kinds of opinions are going to reply. You cannot restrict the replies to people who agree with you. It doesn't work like that no matter how much you want it to.
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OMG - I don't care if people disagree with me okay. It's just the WAY IN WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH ME! You shouldn't make me feel bad for feeling the way I feel. You shouldn't totally go off on me because it's not worth it over this discussion and it would be totally stupid! You have to learn that it's not just what you say, it's how you say it and the sooner you learn that the better off you'll be. I felt you weren't being very nice and I can feel how ever I want to feel okay. I don't tell you how to feel. Feelings are neither right or wrong, THEIR JUST FEELINGS. Please leave me alone.
 
Skipadeedoodah said:
Please show me where I tried to tell you how to feel? You can't - because I didn't. Not once. You're entitled to your feelings about being born of unwed parents, but when you post saying you want to change a language, expect some resistance.

As far as my first post....here are the clues that it was light and humorous...ready??



And the smiley -- which I unfortuantely can't make big and red...but trust me...IT'S THERE.
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Okay I guess I forgot about your humorous symbol.
 
GirlWhoLikes2Laugh said:
OMG - I don't care if people disagree with me okay. It's just the WAY IN WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH ME! You shouldn't make me feel bad for feeling the way I feel. You shouldn't totally go off on me because it's not worth it over this discussion and it would be totally stupid! You have to learn that it's not just what you say, it's how you say it and the sooner you learn that the better off you'll be. I felt you weren't being very nice and I can feel how ever I want to feel okay. I don't tell you how to feel. Feelings are neither right or wrong, THEIR JUST FEELINGS. Please leave me alone.
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Jen...listen to me girl. I am not flipping out on you. I am not being rude or disrespectful to you. I am trying to discuss this with you. I am trying to make you understand where I am coming from. That is my only goal. If you're willing to listen, great. If not, that's fine too. Just let me know. I'm not going to continue until you respond, because I feel like we really need to take baby steps here....
 
Skipadeedoodah said:
Jen...listen to me girl. I am not flipping out on you. I am not being rude or disrespectful to you. I am trying to discuss this with you. I am trying to make you understand where I am coming from. That is my only goal. If you're willing to listen, great. If not, that's fine too. Just let me know. I'm not going to continue until you respond, because I feel like we really need to take baby steps here....
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First of all, I'd rather you call me Jayne. Secondly, where are you coming from then? I felt (right, wrong or indifferent) that you were trying to make me feel bad for the way I was feeling. I still think that changing only but a few words that I can count on my fingers, isn't changing the entire English language.
 
GirlWhoLikes2Laugh said:
The reason it's fine is because people can and do make mistakes but God doesn't. God is perfect and plays a part in when a baby is conceived so the baby isn't a mistake. I believe that most people do believe in God and I think that's a good way to look at it. So that's why I think it's totally stupid to make any child that is conceived of a couple not wed feel bad in any way, shape, or form.
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Skipadeedoodah said:
:facepalm: and I give up....


:beathorse::beathorse::beathorse:
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In a way I feel sorry for you that you felt the need to give up but I am glad you did because we obviously have differences on this topic and it's no big deal :beathorse:. It seems kind of silly for you to give up just because I prefer to called by a different name.

I guess one of the reasons that I began this whole thread is because people usually get upset when someone uses racist words like nigger, gook and other racist terms like that. However, when I Anna Nicole (I think that was her name) had her daughter Danielle from a relationship with a man that she wasn't married to, the media called her Anna's illegitimate child or something like that and that doesn't seem to bother anyone. Her daughter now lives with a man who's supposedly her father. People would rather get upset about people who are racist and who use racist terms but don't seem to get upset about words like lovechild, illigitimate child and other words like that.

I don't consider myself a racist and I don't use racist words like nigger, gook, or even negro.
 
I'd like to remove the phrase Neo-Con from our vocabulary...Well...Not the actual name or phrase...Just the people attatched to it.:couch:

Oh, and replace the word vocabulary with the phrase "face of the earth.":yayzorz:
 
Lake Superior State University publishes a Banished Words List every year this time.

So ...

Enjoy reading this on your staycation, mavericks, in your desperate search to make your carbon offset not so much.

It's that time of year again, and it's a game changer!

Banished Word List From LSSU.
 
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