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27. That's the point
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 04:03 PM
Jan 2014
What in the world is the point of this poll, except to start things up again? HERVEPA Jan 2014 #1
Well, if we all agree, then there will be no dispute. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #2
Well there's always the argument about who agrees more el_bryanto Jan 2014 #3
maybe even worse geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9
and the way to end that one, is, of course, "and rightly so" HERVEPA Jan 2014 #14
The fact that pintobean Jan 2014 #4
What is the point about the poll about fat jokes? BainsBane Jan 2014 #7
Well said. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #31
That's the point Renew Deal Jan 2014 #27
Where's the "Oh geez, not THIS SHIT AGAIN" response? MADem Jan 2014 #5
certainly they should be hidden regardless of to whom they're applied, no? nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #10
Well, we could make a list, and check it twice, if you'd like. Do you think that would MADem Jan 2014 #22
Cool Story, Bro BainsBane Jan 2014 #16
Excuse me? This predated your arrival here--at least according to your profile. MADem Jan 2014 #21
Who PPRed the person? BainsBane Jan 2014 #56
It wasn't MIRT--the person was a DUer who had been here for awhile. MADem Jan 2014 #63
The chromosomal deformity is a reference to a piece in the Onion BainsBane Jan 2014 #66
Well, it's not "funny" and it really should be put on the list of banned words and phrases. MADem Jan 2014 #72
! opiate69 Jan 2014 #73
Merci, mille fois! nt MADem Jan 2014 #76
Well, I called one of my shotguns an "OLD whore." Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #81
+1000. You just summed up almost every post quinnox Jan 2014 #84
You mean like your poll BainsBane Jan 2014 #91
Then don't read it. Sheesh. n/t LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #95
Show me where I accused someone of being "horrible" BainsBane Jan 2014 #94
I really dislike it when people are falsely accused--and that's happening a lot in this thread. nt MADem Jan 2014 #97
This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jan 2014 #170
I am not the one making the false accusations--you are. MADem Jan 2014 #182
"sub-group"? Really? CTyankee Jan 2014 #169
I think you might be getting annoyed without call. MADem Jan 2014 #187
The irony is thick: Your rights do not extend to telling me what I can be offended by. BainsBane Jan 2014 #87
Yes, they do--this is a discussion board, and disagreement is part of discussion. MADem Jan 2014 #89
I'll make this brief and save you time BainsBane Jan 2014 #90
You're stuck on transmit, aren't you? MADem Jan 2014 #96
Let's be clear BainsBane Jan 2014 #103
There you go again, making up attitudes and ascribing them to others--your stock in trade. MADem Jan 2014 #118
You may not know the half of it. beevul Jan 2014 #125
I avoid the gun discussions precisely because they are too contentious! MADem Jan 2014 #140
Tis iverglas you refer to. beevul Jan 2014 #141
Yes, that's the one, precisely! MADem Jan 2014 #142
Iverglas! Yes! Exactly the same style hootinholler Jan 2014 #181
I was one of the people who gave her some of that "feedback." I tried to be constructive, too. MADem Jan 2014 #183
What a great performance hootinholler Jan 2014 #188
She's one of my all-time favorites...what pipes! nt MADem Jan 2014 #189
"making DU suck" pintobean Jan 2014 #143
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Stop trying to play the victim. I pointed out your horrible behavior, and you don't like it. MADem Jan 2014 #179
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"I have every right to analyze your behavior...." MADem Jan 2014 #180
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If I am so boring, why are you hyper-posting and replying several times to a single post of mine? MADem Jan 2014 #192
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Of course I realize I'm still being ostentatiously ignored LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #173
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*yawn* LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #177
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I'm not the one trying to deny I said it. That would once again be you. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #178
Out.Of.The.Park. N/T beevul Jan 2014 #124
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Spot on, Sir. Bravo. N/T beevul Jan 2014 #123
Boom. Inkfreak Jan 2014 #128
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Ouch mythology Jan 2014 #152
I try! MADem Jan 2014 #153
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Ooooh, some snark! MADem Jan 2014 #185
... RainDog Jan 2014 #156
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You might not realize this, because you don't read what others write very often or very thoroughly, MADem Jan 2014 #184
Cool Story Bro hootinholler Jan 2014 #30
The only point of contention BainsBane Jan 2014 #61
Again back to your black and white world view hootinholler Jan 2014 #69
It is definitely a reference to a recent statement BainsBane Jan 2014 #77
Again, context is everything hootinholler Jan 2014 #99
The context was precisely BainsBane Jan 2014 #100
For the record hootinholler Jan 2014 #105
I don't claim to know you BainsBane Jan 2014 #107
Yet people in that thread both found and accepted my apology hootinholler Jan 2014 #132
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I don't accuse you of "knowing me" hootinholler Jan 2014 #186
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Excuse me? hootinholler Jan 2014 #102
All I know is what I see you write BainsBane Jan 2014 #108
Here ya go! hootinholler Jan 2014 #24
Hee hee! nt MADem Jan 2014 #25
Thanks! HERVEPA Jan 2014 #26
same shit, different year loli phabay Jan 2014 #137
Is this about the use of "prick" on DU? polichick Jan 2014 #6
feel free to do your own poll BainsBane Jan 2014 #17
Someone had just posted that word when your thread appeared... polichick Jan 2014 #67
No, it was inspired by the Christie fat shaming poll BainsBane Jan 2014 #92
Certainly offensive and not appropriate for DU. nt DLevine Jan 2014 #8
Context. SlutWalk? Attention whore? "Karma's a bitch"? n/t LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #11
Yes, context matters. Sissyk Jan 2014 #36
If I post elsewhere and repost here,the asterisks show up . riqster Jan 2014 #40
lol! Sissyk Jan 2014 #48
I was blasted... one_voice Jan 2014 #43
I don't get offended by it either. Sissyk Jan 2014 #46
The c word is definitly the deal breaker for me. giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #51
Oh goodie, this again n/t Kurska Jan 2014 #12
corporate whore is appropriate- snooper2 Jan 2014 #13
True - an essential term when talking about politics. polichick Jan 2014 #139
META! Iggo Jan 2014 #15
Sexist slurs will get a 'Hide' vote from me, no matter whom they're aimed at petronius Jan 2014 #18
Please indicate which of the slurs in this oh-so-earnest post would NOT result ... 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #19
I have seen all of those listed above allowed by juries BainsBane Jan 2014 #20
In context? A woman was called a whore? A slut? A bitch? And it was allowed to stand? 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #23
She's not a big fan of "attention whore", either, Bravo. opiate69 Jan 2014 #29
The word "whore" doesn't only apply to women. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #34
Yes, and to suggest that it does is rather an odd stance--especially in this day and age. nt MADem Jan 2014 #37
Agreed. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #39
yes, frequently BainsBane Jan 2014 #50
I do remember being troubled and posting about it. I just don't remember it happening often. 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #52
I think you should take her advice LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #82
Yes. Sissyk Jan 2014 #106
That is hilarious and everyone should look too. nt Bonobo Jan 2014 #112
You certainly have a ..... creative way of interpreting the written word... opiate69 Jan 2014 #55
By all means, enlighten me BainsBane Jan 2014 #57
Nah.. I think for a New Year's resolution.. opiate69 Jan 2014 #59
I didn't think you could BainsBane Jan 2014 #62
... opiate69 Jan 2014 #64
+1 n/t Kurska Jan 2014 #83
rofl, never seen that before but its spot on. loli phabay Jan 2014 #138
The C word still stands on another thread on page one. Pathwalker Jan 2014 #28
I took the gamble and lost. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #33
This is why I no longer alert OR spend much time here, either. Pathwalker Jan 2014 #44
Wow. PassingFair Jan 2014 #68
In the example you cite, the term is used in isolation. No one is being labeled with the slur. 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #45
IMO, there is no proper context for that word. Pathwalker Jan 2014 #49
So if I were to post that ... 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #54
This is why context matters. The word in question wasn't used to insult anybody. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #58
Sometimes context matters not at all. That word, alone in any context, should ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #85
Depends on the part of speech and, kiva Jan 2014 #32
Half of them do, anyway. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #35
Aaarrrggghhh! kiva Jan 2014 #47
How is this even a question? Shandris Jan 2014 #38
Yes it is relatively common BainsBane Jan 2014 #93
April 6, 2004 Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #41
I remember those--I was in read-only mode way back then, for the most part! nt MADem Jan 2014 #79
10 years... jeebus.. opiate69 Jan 2014 #80
Really depends on a case by case basis... CFLDem Jan 2014 #42
Appropriate for DU? Emphatic No. Glassunion Jan 2014 #53
Why is it that the very people that tell others to Trash Thread or put people on Ignore, never do so RC Jan 2014 #60
I don't know because I don't keep notes on people. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #71
Heh... Heh... Glassunion Jan 2014 #65
Another flamebait poll? Wonder who posted it? 99Forever Jan 2014 #70
Is this poll flamebait too? BainsBane Jan 2014 #74
Like sands through the hourglass...so are the Days of Our Lives.... MADem Jan 2014 #75
Looking into my crystal ball pintobean Jan 2014 #78
I voted! Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2014 #86
Does that extend to racist and homophobic insutls as well? BainsBane Jan 2014 #88
I think you could get your answer by reading some stuff from the poster Scootaloo Jan 2014 #101
Well, at least that one was honest BainsBane Jan 2014 #129
Saying that your poll is shit-stirring is also an honest opinion. Bonobo Jan 2014 #136
It's just a poll people. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #98
I'm offended by all of the * goldent Jan 2014 #104
You would be surprised BainsBane Jan 2014 #110
I used them ALL below. Bonobo Jan 2014 #111
Ah, but you aren't PWF BainsBane Jan 2014 #113
Is this what you do now? Bonobo Jan 2014 #114
It is the exact same subject BainsBane Jan 2014 #116
Anthony Bourdain calls himself an "egg slut" all the time. Bonobo Jan 2014 #109
3 DU search links that tell the real story about how these words are used on DU. Bonobo Jan 2014 #115
Does that include when the host of a BainsBane Jan 2014 #117
To me you're just babbling now. Bonobo Jan 2014 #119
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #122
I start whining? BainsBane Jan 2014 #126
Keep ignoring the links that tell the real story. nt Bonobo Jan 2014 #127
ouch BobUp Jan 2014 #120
I really don't care... a la izquierda Jan 2014 #121
How would you feel BainsBane Jan 2014 #146
Are any of those words being used to insult women at DU? last1standing Jan 2014 #130
Look at #115 and you'll see how they appear on DU. Bonobo Jan 2014 #131
Only if used in that context. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #133
Shouldn't there be some disclaimer it's ok if directed R's ileus Jan 2014 #134
There is an option for that in the poll BainsBane Jan 2014 #145
got it...can't believe I'm the first voter. ileus Jan 2014 #147
Are you interested in my views on that? BainsBane Jan 2014 #148
depends on context. loli phabay Jan 2014 #135
No, I think they shouldn't be used. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #149
I'm kind of on the fence about "bitch" Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #150
This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jan 2014 #172
What if I only insinuated it pintobean Jan 2014 #175
in a significant minority I think sexist slurs are not cool, but should not be censored.... mike_c Jan 2014 #151
People don't want to be educated BainsBane Jan 2014 #154
Trying to force your opinion on others pintobean Jan 2014 #155
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You know hiding a post doesn't cover it up BainsBane Jan 2014 #168
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