Subj : Re: Anyone think there will b
To : halian
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Sep 29 2024 08:40 am
-=> halian wrote to MRO <=-
MR> > > While it is (much moreso now), and definitely was inappropriate.. I'd
MR> > > to know how many people arguing about this as a reason not to vote fo
MR> > > him, have ever called a friend of theirs a ******, or [REDACTED],
MR>
MR> > > etc. Back in the 80s-90s you heard that crap
MR> > > day, as it was very common.
MR> > Yes, it was indeed. I suspect that any folks my age acting appalled ab
MR> > it now used to say it a lot then.
MR> you can't say 'that is ********' and stuff like that because people prete
MR> be offended. it was used a lot from the 70s-80s when i was growing up.
ha> No pretending is necessary; that word *is* inherently deeply offensive.
ha> It's almost like we've moved on as a society.
Well, that's because we *have* (moved on). Just like we did in the 30
years before the discussion above; and like we will have done 30 years
from now. It's normal. It's change. It's what happens over time.
