What is the difference??

[kentuck]

If you spell out the word, c*** or m*****f*****?

Or put it in some disguised form?

Do you not read the word when it is disguised? The word is still being spoken by the writer and the reader.

[99Forever]

1. Ummmm...

... faux outrage, and perhaps an opportunity to silence a strong opposing voice?

[PeaceNikki]

2. Maybe it would have slid under the radar if he had tried it in Pig Latin?

[marym625]

3. Could be

Another poster and I had a fairly long conversation on a post, all in pig Latin. Was fun

[marym625]

4. The difference isn't about how you "disguise"it,

It's about using it to talk about the word and using it as a description of someone or something.

However, there seems to be no difference when using it to mock someone using it to be mean, and using it to be mean.

Being mean is ok. Just depends on how many people you are hurting. You are allowed to be mean to one person with certain words. But you are not allowed to be mean to a group of people with other words.

You are allowed to imply nasty things about one candidate but you are not allowed to imply nasty things about another.

Except for a couple replies I still have to make, and perhaps whatever might happen on this post, this is the last I'm talking about this stuff. It's been made clear what is acceptable and what isn't.

[hlthe2b]

5. the difference is directing the comment toward a real person and member of the "group" the term is

meant to disparage.

[DURHAM D]

6. Yes.

This just isn't that hard to understand unless you have a vested interest in not understanding it.

[kentuck]

7. So, it is not necessarily the word but..

...how it is used? Very shaky ground we are standing on, in my opinion.

[DURHAM D]

8. IMO - it is obvious. nt

[kentuck]

9. I don't think so.

Can you use the c*** word in a generic sense. The word itself is censored and so should be "c***" which when written oor read is the same word. If I spell "fcuk", are we to pretend we don't recognize the word? Quite simply, it is censorship. But it is a rule.

[hlthe2b]

11. Not unusual... Would you not agree the context for using the word "boy" makes all the difference?

I hardly think DUers would argue that its use referring to an adult male African American would not be a disparaging slur, while referring to a young male child is clearly NOT.

Words that might have had a historically appropriate meaning are often re-appropriated to create slurs towards others. This is certinly not something those here would not have encountered in their lives prior to being called on a slur wholy directed towards or intended to disparage women.

[NCTraveler]

10. Here is the only difference.

When your young children are looking over your shoulder when you are on the computer, they won't get it. Adults shouldn't have a problem deciphering either.