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The fucking difference between cursing and and calling someone a whore. [Xpirex]

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[b]1. Is it O.K. to insult someone in a way that would be reason for a lawsuit in some western countries?[/b] No - but I don't think that calling a person a "whore" and telling them to "lick my clit" is cause to sue for libel, slander or harrassment. It was only one remark. And (remember I like you Lacuna), while she probably didn't deserve that strong of a reply to her smart-ass comment, Lacuna did ask for something with her reply... Xpirex was certainly harsher than the situation warranted, but I can see him getting mad at that reply to his request for some text from the article, as opposed to anyone interested register to read one article at a site they may never visit again... Lacuna obviously knows she wasn't very nice to start with, but I don't think banning Xpirex was the way that should have gone. Yeah he flew off the handle, but who has never done that before? C'mon guys... [b]2. Is it O.K. to use some bad words that some people think you shouldn't use?[/b] Sure - but there's a time and a place for everything. If you want the privelege of using swear words, you should at least be responsible enough to know that the general public doesn't always find such words acceptable. And I've never agreed with name-calling anyway. Swear words to punctuate expression is one thing, slander is totally different. Calling a person a "whore" can be considered slander in some instances - I doubt it was meant as such here. A fair warning that such language (in any language) is unacceptable here would have been more appropriate. [b]3. Is there a difference between cursing in english and cursing in another Language?[/b] Of course there is - not all people speak multiple languages, and it sure does take the fun out of an argument to have it posted in a language one can't understand without the help of a translator program... Besides that, it's chickenshit to insult someone in a language other than the one that person speaks. It says you're not brave enough to say such things to their face. If you can't say it so that it's completely understood by the person intended to receive the remark, well, maybe you should think about whether or not thats something you need to be saying in the first place. I saw the thread after Lacuna had posted it, but didn't feel like registering for the site, so I didn't read the article. I don't know whether or not I missed out on anything really entertaining, but I also didn't feel like the registration requirement justified me saying anything nasty to the person who posted either. The whole incident was uncalled for. But I don't think people should be banned for letting their emotions get the better of them. In any community, you have people who don't get along. I don't see anywhere in history where exiling a person from a community is a generally accepted solution to what most would call a mild disagreement. I can see banning him maybe if Xpirex had made a habit of calling people names like that, or if he and Lacuna were continually arguing or he with anyone else for that matter... Let's not resort to banning folks as a means to solve disputes. These things usually work themselves out ok in the end. my $0.02 [small](Edited by [internallink=2186]bodhi23[/internallink] on 06-28-2004 18:07)[/small] Loading...
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