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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
And if you don't feel that a T is the way to handle this situation, then you also have that right to do so. The judgement to not call a T also comes from that person and not the rules. Whether anybody agrees or not with any other person's "opinion" does not change this either.
The right of each person to make his own personal judgement is sacrosanct, arizbigdawg.
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JR, the words "inappropriate language" is a broad statement. Even what is considered "racially insensitive," is a broad statement. What might be considered insensitive or inappropriate can very from religion, class or education level. There are people that think it is not PC to refer to African-Americans as "Black."
I remember someone suggesting they would T someone for saying "God damnit," (or something of that nature) and there were many opinions on this issue. Now not sure where you are from, but that is considered "inappropriate" to some people and others do not have a problem with it the Lord's name being used in vein. I do not see the rules making a distinction specifically in any interpretation or casebook play that says any specific language is inappropriate. I am going to assume that the NF was purposely vague in order to allow areas to set their own standards and enforce or interpret these rules as they see fit. I realize the "N" word has history and is an obvious example, but there are other words that do not have the same history and mean the same thing. I have never seen any posts with multiple pages about those words. It is obvious that what someone thinks is "inappropriate" varies from place to place.
Even in my state some interpretations were given to accommodate different religious expressions that were completely outside of the NF rules. So this is always going to be a local and personal issue. And when
The bottom line is we are not going to change each other's mind on this. We do not have to answer to the same people if this takes place on either of our games. We do not even live in the same state or city. So this is all interesting for discussion purposes, it just is a very small blip on the computer screen as it relates to officiating. Most officials I know never will know this conversation took place and they will do exactly what they did before. Just like the people you know that never come here will do the same.
Peace