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Yes, I'm aware I can curse on the internet - it's not my first day here. I use the exact words I mean to use, and I'm more a fan of the precision F-strike than indiscriminately carpet-bombing the place with "fucks". Stop word-policing me (and others).

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Yeah, this went over about as well as expected. And the irony and hypocrisy of the free speech absolutists coming out of the woodwork to tell us all what we can and can't say is not lost on me.

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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It feels infantile and childish to me when grown ass adults use cutie wootie wordy cursies to get around speaking like humans.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who cares if they even are, who the fuck are you to prevent them from speaking how they want to

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't prevent anyone from sounding stupid.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'll have to admit it doesn't sound great and fair, I assumed you were actively against people saying this like some other in the comments

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not against it per se, although I'm against most forms of censorship to appease religious or political pressures. I tend to assume people who self censor swear words are religious or dumb though.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 2 days ago

Or just because you’re around kids

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I guess I understand doing it around children, but I also think children swearing is hilarious, so...

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago

Yeah, there's nothing quite like the look on the face of a staunchly conservative bigot who's just been called a racist cunt by a based 8yo kid 😄

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Just use curse around children and explain how society handles curse words so they can learn.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

I probably swear less since having kids and use more non-swearing expletives ("flipping heck", "crikey" etc.) in real life speech. Some of that inevitably bleeds into how I write online even though it's not directed at kids, just because language is habit-forming.

But I really, really hate the "f--k" thing. Either swear or don't. Swearing like you're trying to get one over on teacher is weird.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are adults not allowed to be childish and to like cute things? The older I get the more strength I'm finding to stand by my own childishness.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Sure, and the rest of us are allowed to find that fucking cringe.