tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post5913258539361974063..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: I NEED A LISTjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20466515455786725812019-09-16T21:32:09.581-04:002019-09-16T21:32:09.581-04:00An important thing is to know your audience. I use...An important thing is to know your audience. I use language around my co-workers that I would never have used around my in-laws. And with some friends, I can liberally use four-letter words...with others, not so much.<br /><br />Your line "...why can you say 'ass' on TV, but not 'asshole'?" reminded me of this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGcDi0DRtU<br />Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-25847425426650104252019-08-25T16:53:31.945-04:002019-08-25T16:53:31.945-04:00This is hilarious but actually it is problematic f...This is hilarious but actually it is problematic for me too so I need the List when it comes out... on a regular basis. I raised a couple of my Special Needs Grandchildren, and am full time Caregiver to my Brain Damaged Spouse who suffered TBI in a catastrophic accident... and so connected to the Community of Caregivers online... and I fucked up apparently and used the word retarded {not in what I thought to be a derogatory way since in my day it was a perfectly acceptable term not meant to offend or hurt someone}... and a Mom of a 'developmentally challenged' Child read me the riot act. I felt bad... even tho' I didn't realize the Word was now taboo... I didn't know... now I do... and there are a host of other previously valid Words you can no longer use lest you cause an offense or someone flips their shit hearing it said. I guess I'm just not PC enough... not that I necessarily wanna be mind you... Good Post Topic!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42962296685591444322019-08-05T09:21:48.560-04:002019-08-05T09:21:48.560-04:00I am with you 100% on this one. Enough is enough....I am with you 100% on this one. Enough is enough. UPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227201877371820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35316201061354415722019-08-05T07:53:38.379-04:002019-08-05T07:53:38.379-04:00It's a moving target but you can't get gen...It's a moving target but you can't get genuinely offended unless you find something fresh. The old and stale just will not do!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59312622226181953142019-08-04T05:50:45.443-04:002019-08-04T05:50:45.443-04:00Me too!!Me too!!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32815827285184938452019-08-03T15:13:06.393-04:002019-08-03T15:13:06.393-04:00It is hard to keep up but so easy to slip up. Ther...It is hard to keep up but so easy to slip up. There are new offensive terms cropping up each day. Guess the best thing is to become a great listener. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33684639487612079682019-08-03T14:37:49.111-04:002019-08-03T14:37:49.111-04:00You're right. Maybe we all need a list of appr...You're right. Maybe we all need a list of approved words that don't run the risk bruising anyone's overly-sensitive widdle feelings. I never purposely say anything offensive, and a rule of thumb should be, if something I say can either be taken as 1.) innocent or 2.) offensive, assume that I always meant it the first way. Chill, people! Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60436300492389321042019-08-03T14:09:21.324-04:002019-08-03T14:09:21.324-04:00I “try” not to offend anybody. When I was growin...I “try” not to offend anybody. When I was growing up there was a word (insult) for every nationality and those words were used without thought. It was equal opportunity cruelty. I don’t know all the rules and I am sure I have unknowingly used expressions that may have hurt, but I can still learn, and that is a good thing. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55868118928807030392019-08-03T10:56:07.574-04:002019-08-03T10:56:07.574-04:00The gender thing drives me insane. Otherwise, I te...The gender thing drives me insane. Otherwise, I tend to use the technical terms for things like penis and vagina, so hope that doesn't offend anyone. I always use 'Native American' because it distinguishes them from all the folks from India that live in our area.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3364461520791299602019-08-03T10:11:14.373-04:002019-08-03T10:11:14.373-04:00WE all need a list...either that or we all need st...WE all need a list...either that or we all need sto stop talking.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46597485530936220722019-08-03T09:45:27.913-04:002019-08-03T09:45:27.913-04:00As usual, you've hit the word on the head........As usual, you've hit the word on the head.....there's been lots of talk about gender lately. Recently read an article on a news website that Berkley is refusing to use gender specific words. Manhole becomes "maintenance hole", because "“Women and nonbinary people are just as deserving of accurate representation.” What the hell is a non-binary person? <br />More importantly, don't they have anything better to do?It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84480091857904866512019-08-03T09:15:13.487-04:002019-08-03T09:15:13.487-04:00I really did not know you cannot say the word actr...I really did not know you cannot say the word actress any more. I saw a good actor on TV the other day; she had well developed lungs!<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75805746199807204102019-08-03T08:36:50.812-04:002019-08-03T08:36:50.812-04:00Hahahahahaha. I love this post for so many reasons...Hahahahahaha. I love this post for so many reasons. First, you know I'm a fan of dropping an F bomb or two but I always think of George Carlin when doing so so I think I get a pass. Hahahaha. Second, if somebody has a list I will most likely never use it unless it is to get tips on how I can offend more people tho I probably don't need much help with that. - Great post. Seriously, people just need to chill.Magical Mystical Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228001451063803421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42325549092851703282019-08-03T02:14:25.910-04:002019-08-03T02:14:25.910-04:00FANTASTIC post dear Joe
i think word with F you ...FANTASTIC post dear Joe <br /><br />i think word with F you mentioned here is being used more than all other normal words which is not decent in my opinion <br /><br />years back my eldest son corrected me when i said actress and it took quite time to make me comprehend why so ?bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7115278770514814322019-08-03T01:35:20.485-04:002019-08-03T01:35:20.485-04:00I wish I understood why gender identification is s...I wish I understood why gender identification is so offensive. Why do so many object to being known as either man or woman, actor or actress? We should be rejoicing in differences and uniqueness. The world is not a hotch-potch of persons of indeterminate gender/age/race/ whatever. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21385716565693084302019-08-03T00:25:18.050-04:002019-08-03T00:25:18.050-04:00We may need a list but who would be compiling the ...We may need a list but who would be compiling the list and can we trust such a list? Its for things like this that I 'm glad I work at home in somewhat of a bubble. I don't have to be out there trying to figure what to say and what not to say. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58692822665885178672019-08-02T23:28:56.696-04:002019-08-02T23:28:56.696-04:00I learned early-on that you can't say "yo...I learned early-on that you can't say "you people" to a classroom of rural Missouri 9th graders, even though you yourself are a rural Missouri former 9th grader. They act like it is the worst insult they ever heard (I've got news for them!), when you were only shortening a version of "you boys and girls" prior to announcing that they needed to bring their textbook to class every day.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-88295509397062123442019-08-02T23:21:50.849-04:002019-08-02T23:21:50.849-04:00I ask myself the same question often. I recently ...I ask myself the same question often. I recently started a blog (at 40) and I'm not sure if I need to worry about offending someone. I mean the "n word" is way too far but what if I specify a gender or race? Will i get sued or shut down? Wtf kids. How can the young call me nasty names and i cant call a trans person by their birthed gender? Www.mumblingdoodaa.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177999217792268444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48051340802484469482019-08-02T22:50:01.403-04:002019-08-02T22:50:01.403-04:00The biggest problem is that they wouldn't even...The biggest problem is that they wouldn't even be able to agree on the list. Better to just say, "Sorry, i did not intend to offend" and move on.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38496802157675194502019-08-02T21:13:50.619-04:002019-08-02T21:13:50.619-04:00Are we getting enough fiber in our diet Joe? Somet...Are we getting enough fiber in our diet Joe? Sometimes a build-up “Down There” can cause people to use politically incorrect language.<br />I suggest prunes or perhaps some chic peas:)<br />Just kidding. I have to be extremely careful writing for the paper.<br />It can be confusing.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.com