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riderinthestorm

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65. Its damn irritating when a good topic/thread gets derailed over someone's outrage with one word

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 11:16 AM

Jun 2014

They then rev up the outrage machine with their friends. Won't listen to any explanation and simply "j'accuse!"

Racist, homophobic, misogynistic, sexist, bigoted or they simply don't like the word "fuck" - they throw the label out there and the actual discussion of a good topic devolves into a flame fest.

I guess my OP about meegbear's RP hide has set off a GD firestorm but that hide just epitomized the state of discussion on DU this past year and my frustration with the persistent derailment of good topics.

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How do *you* feel about fuckety-fuckin' fuck sprayed across DU? [View all] MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 OP

Message hidden by word police L0oniX Jun 2014 #1

Message unhidden by the fuck police... madinmaryland Jun 2014 #20

Well we did have the chicken wars, so we might as well have the fuck wars. Autumn Jun 2014 #2

Word. blueamy66 Jun 2014 #38

I think those authoritarian types who feel they have to be perpetually outraged for quinnox Jun 2014 #3

If they ban fuck I might as well stop posting NV Whino Jun 2014 #4

If we can still post words like "Cheney", "Limbaugh", and "Coulter" tularetom Jun 2014 #5

Frankly, dhill926 Jun 2014 #6

I couldn't. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #7

I don't like the seemingly sardonic nature of the third option. joshcryer Jun 2014 #8

Is this another reference to your discovery of my ownership of Conservative Cave? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #9

We can all speculate. joshcryer Jun 2014 #13

lol, I missed that. So Manny, you own the conservative cave? Do you also own Free Republic? quinnox Jun 2014 #15

I'm just waiting till he pisses me off, then I'm going to sell his personal info to the highest Autumn Jun 2014 #51

So your real name is Frank nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #24

I thought it was Dr Emeilo Loza Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #48

Pitbulls breastfeeding at Olive Garden Generic Other Jun 2014 #10

Misty. OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #11

Yeah… I had it coming... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #12

You are the culprit who caused the Great Fuck breakout of 2014? Autumn Jun 2014 #16

Well… shucks... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #17

I like the waay you think. There should be a shrine built to worship you for Autumn Jun 2014 #18

Yeah, I thought it was one of my better snarks to no one in particular... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #19

That was good nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #25

Indeed In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #29

Words to live by pscot Jun 2014 #71

Can't believe that post was hidden. distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #54

I have a looooong list of things I worry about. OriginalGeek Jun 2014 #14

Hear, hear! n/t Laelth Jun 2014 #35

This started out as a site for grownups, not a kiddie friendly site Warpy Jun 2014 #21

Where's the option for "I don't give a fuck" Lancero Jun 2014 #22

+1 Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #30

Trust me, except for the purity brigade nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #23

the eschewing to profane deeply wounds me. NuttyFluffers Jun 2014 #26

I will defend but don't have to like. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #27

Frankly, I don't give a damn if some want to say fornicate it. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #28

I think some people need to take a deep breath and book a bus tour with this firm in Germany: DFW Jun 2014 #31

It doesn't look like any of their tours go to Fucking Austria. independentpiney Jun 2014 #41

They do, too! Here's your link. DFW Jun 2014 #49

dont care Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #32

just the latest bullshit battle du jour... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #33

I am a bit of a prude with my language. Laelth Jun 2014 #34

When vulgarity becomes the message, the message is lost. randome Jun 2014 #36

It's not worth getting outraged about, but ... surrealAmerican Jun 2014 #37

I'll take fuckety-fucks over ratfuckers any day...nt SidDithers Jun 2014 #39

Yeah rats don't like it whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #62

Fuckin' A! I love profanity. Chan790 Jun 2014 #40

Indifferent. retread Jun 2014 #42

My mom, my sister, my grandmother, my grandchildren read this site GusBob Jun 2014 #43

...and our church displays it on our jumbotron. L0oniX Jun 2014 #57

the sermonizing is quite amusing... KG Jun 2014 #44

For about 2 minutes pscot Jun 2014 #72

I think there should be a trigger warning. 1000words Jun 2014 #45

The most obscene language of course is formed with the 'cleanest' of lexicons Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #46

+1 Gemini Cat Jun 2014 #68

your poll is fucking self censored bullshit. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #47

I feel some do it just to be antagonistic and saying as much constitutes encouragement to them. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #50

I voted for the second option, like most others. distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #52

I find it hard to believe that some people have so little going on in their lives notadmblnd Jun 2014 #53

I don't give a fuck about fuckety-fuck Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #55

I think we'll fucking lose elections if we don't focus on something real. Cannikin Jun 2014 #56

"Sprayed across"? WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #58

DU is not a hangout for children Bettie Jun 2014 #59

I can understand the anger that many people feel about the insanity that just won't let up... truth2power Jun 2014 #60

I prefer it to censorship whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #61

Kind of a push poll. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #63

If it's a push poll, then I suck at it MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #64

Its damn irritating when a good topic/thread gets derailed over someone's outrage with one word riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #65

Even tho I was reflexively inclined to pnwest Jun 2014 #66

no problem with cursing bigtree Jun 2014 #67

Trashcanning. Skidmore Jun 2014 #69

kick Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #70

I don't "feel" anything abakan Jun 2014 #73

Depends on context. LWolf Jun 2014 #74

I don't give a flying fuck LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #75

Fewer 'vulgarities' desirable. elleng Jun 2014 #76

I really don't care Prophet 451 Jun 2014 #77