Folks,
There is a real world outside, away from monitors and TVs.
Just my take mind you, here is how I perceive things.
-Kids: We cannot shelter them, smother then and then one day they leave the nest and total culture shock that people use Curse words and what these words are. To me, that is NOT responsible parenting/guardianship.
How many have had kids at church exclaim "oh...the Preacher said hell or damnation" ? Context of how words are used. In my book, we adults have to share, teach, instruct and explain these real world things, like curse words to kids. I feel it is better to have the child trust the adult to know - no matter what, they can come to them and get answers. I would rather that occur than the child to get information, from another source, and especially one I did not approve of.
In Bellybuttonbang the child was allowed to say Hell Yeah! Why? This kid is being raised right, she is around farm hands and others that do use bad words. Sometimes kids just appear and the adults did not see a lady, or a kid show up. It happens. All these words she has been sat down and taught about, and I even mean the more explicit ones. The deal is, she does not say those words, she can say Hell Yeah to exclaim a positive, emotion. Be it having fun, excited about doing something very special to her, and similar context.
-Culture
THR has viewers, again not all that view are members mind you.
Also keep in mind we have viewers and members from all over the world.
English is a hard language, i.e. pair, pare, pear.
Now I do not know all the customs, traditions and mores of these cultures, i.e. one culture it is taboo to touch the top of someone's head , another is one's sole of shoe is to not be pointed at another.
Here in the USA I drive on the right side of the road, in the UK they drive on the left. A kid sees cars on the left in a picture, a TV show, or movie, it is MY responsibility to explain at that childs level of development as to why. NOT never expose them to this difference in driving by shielding or hiding it from them.
There is a difference for instance in a story I am editing, where I have "Watch that Son of a..."bang" "bang" "bang" ( yes I used the ellipses in writing it).
MY context is the adrenal rush, of a training excerise and everyone is pumped, to watch a bank of surprise targets that may occur - not calling any particular person the result of a female dog. A kid needs to know this, a parent needs to teach the difference, just the same as why the preacher used the words "hell" and "damnation" in a sermon.
My point is, THR is not trying to be NetNannies, what we are is a High Profile Internet Gun Forum with high standards. We actually want to raise these standards even higher.
Tyranny, in the guise of other media, including Web Sites and Forums , cannot conduct a civil discussion amongst themselves, they really get bumfuzzled by THR , TFL and Sister sites because 1) We can articulate our viewpoints in a civil fashion, 2) We can back up with cites and references.
The books on my required reading list growing up and attending school are now banned in public schools due to Political Correctness.
Catcher in the Rye , Of Mice and Men, and Huck Finn are just some examples of what I was required to read and kids today are not.
My Sociology Professer was Black man, he worked hard and earned his PhD.
We had about 80+ students. Malcolm X hats, Confederate Flag hats, and name a gang "color" we had it scattered in whatever was "represented".
You folks need to grow up and know the definitions of what you use in language. What is a ******?
Class was quiet enough to hear a pin drop. One could hear blood pressures rising, emotions getting all riled up...
I am a Black man, some call it Afro American, I ain't a ****** I can assure of that!
He tossed a dictionary to a student on the front row, Look it up and read it aloud please, the student did.
You folks want to be *******, rednecks, spics ,nazis, wops and anything else you can think off, go ahead.
I give grades earned, no matter you think you are, or want to be.
IN the real world how do you want to be perceived, well if you don't like how you are being perceived , get your mouths off the government teat and change yourself.
Needless to say I really enjoyed that class, and we became good friends , not just student and PhD.
Speech is more than verbal , includes physical, body language, inflection, tone...many things that are difficult thru the medium of typed words on a forum.
Will I use the "Son of a..." in that story here on THR if I choose to share it? Yes I will.
I am not trying to get by filters , not trying to pull a fast one on Oleg, Staff and Mods.
That phrase is important in the context of mindset, awareness, adrenal glands just pumping as are heart rates.
Will I post a warning? Yep, makes sense to me to post one, just as one does with large files and dial up isp users is appreciated, spoilers to movie reviews, and the link contains really foul language in audio.
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Now this post was not for the responsible members, it was for the new influx of members that need to ask themselves some hard questions. It is also for the members whom joined up to stirr up trouble and for those Tyranny Lurkers.
You want the truth? Mister you cannot handle the truth!
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