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Old 05-20-2006, 06:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 05-20-2006, 06:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Very edifying, ic
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It seems that the F word is one of those fine old Anglo Saxon ones that we are losing in such great numbers, and belongs to the welcome little band of hangers-on....
OR
maybe it has a different origin:
I have heard it was written on the pillory that the Puritans reserved for violations of sexual mores, such as fornication or adultery. The letters represented "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge".
I don't know if that story is true or not.
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I read an interesting feminist essay about the violent origins of the word. Apparently it is related to an anglo-saxon word which means "to beat."

Personally, I don't see why it's such a big deal in and of itself, although if I had a small child, I wouldn't want him running around shouting it. I am generally against censorship.
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I read an interesting feminist essay about the violent origins of the word. Apparently it is related to an anglo-saxon word which means "to beat."

What a lovely worldview that reflects ! If that is true, I take back the nice thing I said about it previously


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Personally, I don't see why it's such a big deal in and of itself, although if I had a small child, I wouldn't want him running around shouting it. I am generally against censorship.
I am like you: generally against censorship. I of course don't allow my children to say certain words (at least in front of me) because of the nature of the parent/child relationship and the boundaries we need to keep in place.
But the problem with people throwing words like this around copiously is that the words ultimately lose their value as expletives.
And what do we have left for those crisis moments when there are no expletives left ?
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Make up new ones!

Has anyone here seen the episode of South Park called "It Hits the Fan?" I think it's relevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Hits_the_Fan

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I'm a paleoconservative at heart...I would rather keep the old ones.
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fuck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck
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IC, I should have known it was a mistake to encourage you !
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