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Re: General Reply To All (Unfortunate Events In RinkChat)
Posted By: BurgerKing, on host 142.177.56.129
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2000, at 19:39:33
In Reply To: Re: General Reply To All (Unfortunate Events In RinkChat) posted by Dave on Friday, December 8, 2000, at 21:35:57:

> About the only thing I thought that might be
considered offensive about what we did last night
was the continued usage of the unfiltered word
"fag" and it's derivatives.

That was the one that stuck out. There were also
a word for a promiscuous woman, and I think one
for a prostitiute, though I'm not sure of that one.

> I fully expected "fag" to be filtered as well.
It surprised the heck out of me when I used it the
first time last night and discovered that it
*wasn't* filtered. I mean, it's not very likely
we're going to get some British person in here
talking about smoking, and if we do, he can bloody
well learn to say "cigarette." ;-)

"Cigarette" sounds like a good idea for a new
filter word. :)

> Anyway, I then *continued* to use the word
because, well, that's how I figured frat boys
would speak. It's probably the only thing I even
remotely feel bad about doing last night.
>
> -- Dave

I knew that it was all part of the joke, and that
you don't talk like that normally, so it wasn't
the joke or anyone personally that bothered me.
I'm just uncomfortable with words like that. Like
I said, though, it's no big deal. I appreciate
the explanation, though.

BurgerKing