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Re: Front Paging Profanity

by JSchmitz (Canon)
on Oct 17, 2002 at 18:31 UTC ( [id://206089]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Front Paging Profanity

IMHO I feel that to say that a "word" can be considered offensive makes no sense whatsoever. This is not a religious web site it is a web site about Perl programming. If someone uses the F___ word then so be it. What IS offensive to me is when someone tries to push their religious beliefs on others.

cheers,

JSchmitz

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Re: Re: Front Paging Profanity
by mojotoad (Monsignor) on Oct 17, 2002 at 18:51 UTC
    Oh, Bless you, you too good son of a mother-blessing saint!

    Matt

    P.S. "Religious beliefs" might be overstating the case. Folks get their knickers in a wad over far less -- "subjective sensibilities" is a phrase that springs to mind. Personally I don't mind if someone gets bent out of shape over language I use. It's like someone willingly handing out rocks to the world. I take those rocks, write their name on them, put them in my pocket and save them for later use.

    Oooh! A button! bzzzt! Did that hurt? bzzzt! What about that? ...

Re: Re: Front Paging Profanity
by Mr. Muskrat (Canon) on Oct 17, 2002 at 19:26 UTC

    So just how is professionalism religious?

      So just how is professionalism religious?

      On the surface of it, it is not -- unless the term 'professionalism' is being used as a cloak and foil to further one's own agenda that has nothing to do with a professional code of ethics.

      Aside from this disingenuous possibility, the lack of profanity in a professional context boils down to the economics of respect (and, more directly, downstream sales in a business context). In the arena of respect, as with that of profit, one either caters to near the lowest common denominator in an attempt to minimize risk, or they embrace risk and become a maverick.

      Many people, especially if they are pursuing moralistic agendas, ignore the possibility of existing somewhere between these two alternatives.

      Matt

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