[BuckeyeTexan]

I have a friend who says “mother puss bucket” instead of MF and “gaul darn it” instead of GD. To me, these are just as offensive as the words for which they are substituted. Man assigns the meaning of words, which is why gay no longer means “happy” in common usage today.

I am guilty of using “d@mn, a$$, and hell” occassionally, but honestly, I assumed that since those words are approved by the FCC for television, it would be okay on FR. I will make an effort to stop using them.

Discussion points:
- Is cursing in Spanish still cursing if the reader doesn’t speak/read Spanish? (e.g. pendejo for a-hole)
- Is “WTF” considered profanity? When I use it, I mean “dubya tee eff” literally and not “what the ——.”

[southern rock]

I have a friend who says “mother puss bucket” instead of MF and “gaul darn it” instead of GD. To me, these are just as offensive as the words for which they are substituted. Man assigns the meaning of words, which is why gay no longer means “happy” in common usage today.

Well if you realize that man assigns the meaning of words, than why can't we just use the words?. You just admitted that profanity is arbitrary.

[dfwgator]

Step 1: Instead of a-- say buns, like "kiss my buns" or "you're a buns hole"

Step 2: Instead of s--- say poo, as in "bull poo", "poo head" and this "poo is cold"

Step 3: With b---- drop the t because bich is latin for generosity

Step 4: don't say ---- any more because --- is the worst word that you can say

So just use the word mmmkay!