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[michelle2677]

^^^^

I think the profanity thing depends on what's going on and where it is used. I think it is so silly for someone to deliberately type tha ctual word when something like "fukc" gets the point across just as well. So, when someone actually spells out the word, they know the rules and that is that - they have no one to thank but themselves if they called out for it or banned. If they want to curse, then they need to get their own board with their own rules :shrug:

well, **** gets censored :shrug:

and I agree to a point. i'm against censoring, but it's not my board. I try to, but every now and again i drop the f bomb. it happens.


and jannie-you know you had to be broken in correctly within your first few weeks. you didn't think this was gonna be a free ride,did you?? read my sig. do it. :laugh: :p :xoxo: :wavey:

[jannieC]

well, **** gets censored :shrug:

and I agree to a point. i'm against censoring, but it's not my board. I try to, but every now and again i drop the f bomb. it happens.


and jannie-you know you had to be broken in correctly within your first few weeks. you didn't think this was gonna be a free ride,did you?? read my sig :laugh: :p :xoxo: :wavey:

It's all good, Michelle- like I just told another Ledgie- it is only the internet, right? :)

[strandinthewind]

. . . i'm against censoring, . . . .

a little SELF censorship goes a long, long way :D:D

Also, as I have pointed out many times in the past, the only legal right to free speech is the Constitution's language in the First Amendment, which states (emphasis supplied) :

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

All state Constitutions have a similar phrase. Thus, the law states that free speech exists only in the context of the state (which is unclearly defined in the subsequent caselaw) cannot prohibit speech. A truly private entity, such as this board, has no such legal restriction. So, the owner of the board can legally prohibit speech. For those interested, here is a treatise or two on the issue.

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=17979

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment


As an aside, the Second Amendment clearly confers on a well regulated militia, not an individual, the right to keep and bear arms, to wit:

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

But, people cannot understand basic sentence construction and want to give that right to the people as a Constitutional right, which makes it harder for the state to regulate. I totally get that the idea of outlawing arms in 1776 did not exist. But, that does not mean the Const. grants the right in its language. But, the same people who want strict constuction of the Const. to deny the judge made "right to privacy," which does not exist in the Const. and is the basis for Roe, are the same people who want to say the Second Amendment implies the right to bear arms, when it does no such thing. Oh well, what are ya gonna do :rolleyes:

But, the gun people are just as ridiculously and blindly rabid as the pro-choicers.

[michelle2677]

a little SELF censorship goes a long, long way :D:D




simmer down. if you had read the rest of my post, I said:


I try to, but every now and again i drop the f bomb. it happens.


it was implied the "i try to" was "i try to censor myself". just in case no one caught on to that.

[AliceLover]

I must say the ledge has been kind of slow lately, but I have had nothing to say. College is busy, so I just mostly read, but I do try and make it a daily stop, even if I just read the threads.

Jim

[strandinthewind]

simmer down. if you had read the rest of my post, I said . . . .

If you had a sense of humor, you'd have known I was being sarcastic and humorous :p:p:p

For those slow on the uptake - I am joking in this post as well :cool:

[michelle2677]

If you had a sense of humor, you'd have known I was being sarcastic and humorous :p:p:p

For those slow on the uptake - I am joking in this post as well :cool:

oh, is that what that was? hmmm. I didn't notice :shrug:






:p :p

[skcin]

I know I'm late to the party - again. As far as profanity, as long as nobody's saying anything like"...f*ck you, you're a f*cking asshole whore, you don't deserve to live, you f*cking piece of ****..." directly to someone in an aggressive or targeting manner - what's the big deal? :shrug: I'm with Sara - why get offended?

[mylittledemon]

I know I'm late to the party - again. As far as profanity, as long as nobody's saying anything like"...f*ck you, you're a f*cking asshole whore, you don't deserve to live, you f*cking piece of ****..." directly to someone in an aggressive or targeting manner - what's the big deal? :shrug: I'm with Sara - why get offended?

I've had my fair share of casual cursing (i think) on the Ledge. I agree with you though...using it that kind of manner is dismissive, and i think its a detriment to these forums.