Joeballbags a dit :

Yes, cussing should stop.
No, cussing is bad.

Smartiewolfs a dit :

well damn said chris

Mousechris a dit :

Joeballbags a dit :VoirMasquer

Yes, cussing should stop.
No, cussing is bad.

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I am extremely confused, this doesn't make any sense, the first choice is yes, but then says cussing should stop, then the 2nd choice is no, explaining it's bad

it's basically asserting cussing should not be allowed, people should have the freedom to choose, which you're not giving them that freedom.
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As for the subject at hand, language includes cuss words, and cuss words are gaining popularity because people are starting to see them as not controversial, correct even. look at this for example from a perspective of someone who wants to study linguistics, it's all a natural part of language evolution, I imagine in the near future people will use even the N word and no one would raise an eyebrow because of how evolution takes place, so long as the newer generation uses and is comfortable with a word it will become the next norm and will win out, because ultimately, the younger generation has more power in terms of what is the norm than the older generation.

edit: for clarity, when I say "the N word" I'm talking about the people who use it to mean "friend, comrade, buddy, etc" not the racist version, I think both are really bad uses but you get what I'm saying.

Mousechris a dit :

Joeballbags a dit :VoirMasquer

Yes, cussing should stop.
No, cussing is bad.

I am extremely confused, this doesn't make any sense, the first choice is yes, but then says cussing should stop, then the 2nd choice is no, explaining it's bad

it's basically asserting cussing should not be allowed, people should have the freedom to choose, which you're not giving them that freedom.

Mousechris a dit :

I imagine in the near future people will use even the N word and no one would raise an eyebrow because of how evolution takes place, so long as the newer generation uses and is comfortable with a word it will become the next norm and will win out, because ultimately, the younger generation has more power in terms of what is the norm than the older generation.

edit: for clarity, when I say "the N word" I'm talking about the people who use it to mean "friend, comrade, buddy, etc" not the racist version, I think both are really bad uses but you get what I'm saying.

Haruhitastic a dit :

Mousechris a dit :VoirMasquer

Joeballbags a dit :VoirMasquer

Yes, cussing should stop.
No, cussing is bad.

I am extremely confused, this doesn't make any sense, the first choice is yes, but then says cussing should stop, then the 2nd choice is no, explaining it's bad

it's basically asserting cussing should not be allowed, people should have the freedom to choose, which you're not giving them that freedom.

look at who the hell the OP is and see if it makes sense then lol

Mousechris a dit :VoirMasquer

I imagine in the near future people will use even the N word and no one would raise an eyebrow because of how evolution takes place, so long as the newer generation uses and is comfortable with a word it will become the next norm and will win out, because ultimately, the younger generation has more power in terms of what is the norm than the older generation.

edit: for clarity, when I say "the N word" I'm talking about the people who use it to mean "friend, comrade, buddy, etc" not the racist version, I think both are really bad uses but you get what I'm saying.

n...no?????????????? the word still has extremely racist connotations (when used by whites)?????????? and likely always will????????????? words that were used in the past that have changed meanings are still considered racist (gypsy, for rromani people)?????????????????? and only afro-americans/people of black descent should be using the reclaimed slur you're talking about????????????????/ ???????? ? ? ??
i literally cant rn

smartiewolfs a dit :

winterflurry a dit :VoirMasquer

Damn: I can't really explain but it has been said in many 'kid' shows and movies( I'm not saying just because it was said on a kids show doesn't mean it's bad)and it sounds a bit weird to be a cuss word ( in my opinion)

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Mousechris a dit :

Ofc things change, did you know "Peanut galleries" used to refer to black slaves in the upper deck of a ship?

Mousechris a dit :

Did you know "Eenie meenie miney moe" used to be a racist nursery rhyme but now isn't just from a few simple changes?

Mousechris a dit :

people at school now have to be reminded that "jap" is a racist word and shouldn't be used as a shortening of the word Japanese, such is proof that in some time or another, there will be no one who will even remember this word was racist, I even went to my friends Mio, Aika, and Joe, and they said they never even heard that word before.

Mousechris a dit :

whites are now starting to use it even to mean buddy

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Did you know that's a lie?
"A peanut gallery was, in the days of vaudeville, a nickname for the cheapest (and the rowdiest, ugliest and least desired) seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to heckle."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_gallery
As well, there is no proof it is racist. Get your facts straight.

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They shouldn't, and congratulations for missing my point. Regardless of how it is meant, it is a reclaimed slur and you nor any other white person should be using it. Full stop. Only Afro-Americans should be using the N word in any context.

Anyway. This debate isn't suited for here. PM me if you care to continue it. All I'll say however is if you're wanting to start studying linguistics, you've got a loooong way to go.

Mousechris a dit :

I'm not missing the point, the point is people are getting strangely comfortable with the word. African Americans are now starting to call and be called by white friends in this way, not as a racial slur, but as a way to say friend, and while I do not approve that anyone, white or black, should use the word, I cannot deny this is happening.

Mousechris a dit :

I come from the west coast, I don't know if it happens on other areas in the world, but it is getting pretty popular here, I don't use it myself because I don't see why anyone should, but I constantly hear it, pretty sure it's the result of celebrities using the word, like Snoop Dogg, you can hear it in a lot of popular rap songs too.

kuokou a dit :

Mousechris a dit :VoirMasquer

I come from the west coast, I don't know if it happens on other areas in the world, but it is getting pretty popular here, I don't use it myself because I don't see why anyone should, but I constantly hear it, pretty sure it's the result of celebrities using the word, like Snoop Dogg, you can hear it in a lot of popular rap songs too.

snoop dogg is black.

Mousechris a dit :

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Mousechris a dit :VoirMasquer

I come from the west coast, I don't know if it happens on other areas in the world, but it is getting pretty popular here, I don't use it myself because I don't see why anyone should, but I constantly hear it, pretty sure it's the result of celebrities using the word, like Snoop Dogg, you can hear it in a lot of popular rap songs too.

snoop dogg is black.

I never said he wasn't, I said people like him who use it in songs, is what is making the word weirdly popular in society.