BainsBane (26,168 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025129963
Can we review what is acceptable speech on DU?
I feel the need for a list. My recollection of things that we are told we cannot discuss: privilege, racism by anyone except Republicans, rape, violence against women, any issue concerning women's rights other than abortion. We aren't allowed to make any reference to white people, even when speaking about a Republican like Bill Bennett, because that makes some other white people upset. Talking about racism and sexism "divides" Democrats so it is explicitly forbidden. We can't mention MRAs because some have decided that somehow applies to all men, though I'm thinking a lot of men don't see it that way. Still the righteous indignation about making misogynists look bad ensues.
What is righteous speech that must be protected at all costs: racist, homophobic, and sexist and/or misogynistic slurs, as specified in vivid detail in another thread. Basically the most vulgar insults against anyone who isn't white male or elderly are not only acceptable, expressing them is central to liberalism. Whereas those members who suggest that those segments of society deserve respect equal to the minority white male population are just like conservatives--because we all know how much respect conservatives have for LGBT, people of color, and women. And of course insulting segments of the population based on how they are born doesn't divide Democrats. That division only occurs when feminists and people of color are allowed to speak about issues that they erroneously believe matter.
Oh, and it's not okay to suggest that someone exercise restraint and avoid bigoted slurs because it amounts to censorship, but censoring that opinion about restraint is not only acceptable, it is essential to democracy. In fact, the Republic cannot stand if people are confronted with opinions with which they disagree.
I'm sure I'm forgetting others. Please fill me in so I can conduct myself accordingly in the future. I'm told that freedom of speech requires that certain disagreements never be uttered. I hate to say the wrong thing and ruin our constitution and democracy itself.
BainsBane (26,168 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025129963Of course you do, you horrible, controlling, small-minded piece of shit.
Can we review what is acceptable speech on DU?
I feel the need for a list.
Frank... you need to take one for the team and fill her in.
I'm sorry... we all voted on it and it has to be you. Good luck.
Uh huh.
Not with those watermelons.
BainsBane (26,168 posts)
Can we review what is acceptable speech on DU?
I feel the need for a list.
Uh huh.
Not with those watermelons.
At some point my friend...everyone has their turn in the barrel.
This time is yours. :-)
You know, just before I came to this thread, I was already thinking about it, and wondering if I should post a poll.
Really.
The poll would ask whether one preferred to hop around in the sack with the BainsBane primitive, or with the dumbgirl primitive.
And if one's a woman, whether one preferred to hop around in the sack with drunken Bill or MrsCorpio.
And if one's a woman, whether one preferred to hop around in the sack with drunken Bill or MrsCorpio.
:hammer:
Well now, that's no more difficult than for a guy trying to decide upon the BainsBane primitive or the dumbgirl primitive.
Be sure to include a third option in your poll, "Death".Chicken.....gonna take the easy way out........save me a seat on that bus.
Chicken.....gonna take the easy way out........save me a seat on that bus.
BainsBane (26,168 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025129963
Can we review what is acceptable speech on DU?
I feel the need for a list. My recollection of things that we are told we cannot discuss: privilege, racism by anyone except Republicans, rape, violence against women, any issue concerning women's rights other than abortion. We aren't allowed to make any reference to white people, even when speaking about a Republican like Bill Bennett, because that makes some other white people upset. Talking about racism and sexism "divides" Democrats so it is explicitly forbidden. We can't mention MRAs because some have decided that somehow applies to all men, though I'm thinking a lot of men don't see it that way. Still the righteous indignation about making misogynists look bad ensues.
What is righteous speech that must be protected at all costs: racist, homophobic, and sexist and/or misogynistic slurs, as specified in vivid detail in another thread. Basically the most vulgar insults against anyone who isn't white male or elderly are not only acceptable, expressing them is central to liberalism. Whereas those members who suggest that those segments of society deserve respect equal to the minority white male population are just like conservatives--because we all know how much respect conservatives have for LGBT, people of color, and women. And of course insulting segments of the population based on how they are born doesn't divide Democrats. That division only occurs when feminists and people of color are allowed to speak about issues that they erroneously believe matter.
Oh, and it's not okay to suggest that someone exercise restraint and avoid bigoted slurs because it amounts to censorship, but censoring that opinion about restraint is not only acceptable, it is essential to democracy. In fact, the Republic cannot stand if people are confronted with opinions with which they disagree.
I'm sure I'm forgetting others. Please fill me in so I can conduct myself accordingly in the future. I'm told that freedom of speech requires that certain disagreements never be uttered. I hate to say the wrong thing and ruin our constitution and democracy itself.
Of course you do, you horrible, controlling, small-minded piece of shit.
**** you.
Uh huh.
Not with those watermelons.
"A slumpbuster is if a team's in a slump, or if you personally are in a slump, you gotta find the fatest, gnarliest, grossest chick and you just gotta lay the wood to her. And when you do that, you're just gonna have instant success. And it could also be called jumping on a grenade for the team."
Coach, I don't know how familiar you are with baseball, but there was a gent back in the day who played first base for the Chicago Cubs by the name of Mark Grace.
Not only was he a pretty decent ballplayer, even by Cubs/Diamondbacks standards, he was a funny guy. But one thing he DID know was "slumpbusting." I heard the interview he did with Jim Rome when he talked about nailing a slumpbuster. I looked it up, and sure enough, it exists in print:
Coach, my good man, I think you know what you gotta do.
This is probably a desperate cry for help.
BainsBane needs to get laid. and make sammiches. but mostly get laid.
Being a shrieking harpy isn't helping her one bit. We need to burn a mole and introduce Jugs to Steve Numbers. It may not be a match made in Heaven, but they will both calm down a bit with their posting.
and it won't be permanent either. Once they sober up and see each other...they beat a path out the cheap motel door.
Please help, give a can of Keystone beer to the CC matchmaker fund. Give today and make the magic happen.
Think of it!
Frank, the rascally, old bachelor playwright living alone on the wild of the Nebraska savannah and Bainsbane, frosty man hating quazi-intellectual who is really a nympho, finding love and each other through to power of the interwebs...
While that's still on the stove cooking, I'm germinating a new idea, "the BainsBane primitive and Skippy visit franksolich."Sometimes, being deaf can be a blessing. :puke:
Sometimes, being deaf can be a blessing. :puke:
Think of it!If made into a movie Clint Eastwood or Nora Ephron needs to direct it.
Frank, the rascally, old bachelor playwright living alone on the wild of the Nebraska savannah and Bainsbane, frosty man hating quazi-intellectual who is really a nympho, finding love and each other through to power of the interwebs...
:-)
Sometimes, being deaf can be a blessing. :puke:
Alex, I'll give you a CC alternative to a forbidden words list- how about a list of useful phrases for you?
"No thanks, I'm full."
"I'll just have one, thanks."
"Only one drink, thank you."
I'm sure some of the other people here can come up with other helpful phrases.
Alex, I know your initial response will be to thank us for any of our suggested phrases, but no need, as we've seen your picture already and know how difficult it is for a compliment, or indeed anything, to just fall out of your mouth.
By the by, that was a right proper poll with the one response that should be mandatory in all polls.
Just nod your head slot and mumble uh-huh...
You will do fine, Frank.
You'll have your wish, probably, by the end of this week.
I'm putting the last touches on "hippywife Mrs. Alfred Packer comes for Memorial Day".....after which will come "BainsBane spends the night with franksolich."
I had other titles in mind, but I wanted one that'd show up on google along with her posts.
Forbidden words? How about "show me your tits".
.....after which will come "BainsBane spends the night with franksolich."
I had other titles in mind