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Old Wed Jan 26, 2011, 12:11pm
bainsey bainsey is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
What's profanity to you isn't profanity to me.
I believe profanity is pretty well defined. What's offensive to one, however, isn't necessarily offensive to another.

Is "damn" cursing? Certainly. Is it profanity? No. Is it offensive? I don't think so, nor would I T-up someone for it. That's very mild.

I don't think what offends is the big question, either. It comes down to what's appropriate for the setting. Carlin's seven words -- plus a few others he left out -- may not offend me, but they simply don't belong at a scholastic contest.
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