I'm not going to let online F-bombs upset me, but YMMV.

It's me that missed the point.

…and I apologize for the offense. I try to use it as a powerful emphasis, not as a usual part of my vocabulary . In any case, I apologize for any offense.

You may offend the word police

Oops, I've probably blown my limit already

Let’s not be assholes. It’s not that hard to understand that some people might be offended at posts filled with a barrage of F-bombs.

…doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

but it isn't a constant barrage either.

Occasionally, all of us get upset and this is the place where we can vent, this is the place where we can talk to what is, in a very real way, our family and trust that someone here understands.

And sometimes, that venting is profane.

Have you seen what's happening in the world? In our country? In the streets of our cities?

It is not a time for hearts and flowers.

As my favorite protest sign says, “Only 6 weeks [at that time] into this administration and I’m using ‘fuck’ like it’s a comma.”

Please don’t go all word police on those of us who do use ALL CAPS and say FUCK FUCK FUCK a lot. There are a lot of cunty people (British usage) tearing down everything our country has functioned on for 250 years. Honestly, if you don’t like that we use lots of salty language about it, you might be on the wrong board.

We have a country in the worst trouble since the civil war. Need to concentrate on that. Not spelling, grammar, profanity

We're all adults here. I'll drop a fuck bomb when I deem appropriate, no offense.

You can always filter the thread titles out that use the words you find offensive.

And I get many don't care, and it's not even the word "fuck." It's the tone of some people's language as they speak to others, and when people belittle others I just don't get it.

I have many words filtered but sadly it only applies to titles. not the body of the text.

If that offends you, I don't care. We need to concentrate on the welfare of the country, not the sensitivities of absolutely everyone

I usually ignore the abusive ones on here most of the time, but it bugs me that they feel like can act all self righteous & above the site rules. We're all supposedly on the same team idk why some feel the need to be control freaks.

Civility
No personal attacks or flaming
Do not personally attack, insult, flame, threaten, bully, harass, stalk, negatively call-out, ascribe ugly ulterior motives to, or make baseless claims about any member of this community. Do not post in a manner that is hostile, abusive, or aggressive toward any member of this community.

AND FUCK.

Save your castigation and place it where it matters: against nazis; child rapists; and masked Gestapo thugs HURTING people in our streets that we taxpayers ultimately fund (both the streets and the Gestapo).

Puritanical scolding.

It's not just the swearing, it's the blatant lack of respect.

And the name calling and the doubling and tripling down.

Thanks.

You get it, it seems to escape a few others.

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I'm unclear what you are upset about. People using the words in reference to actions or policies by politicians, etc.., or people calling others out on this board by using profanity? Can you clarify this?

It's not the word "fuck" as a few here seem to think, and maybe that is simply my inability to adequately convey my thoughts, it certainly happens. It's the blatant disrespect, screaming at others and doubling down on it when challenged. I really hope people don't talk like that to others in their face to face conversations but who knows. It just strikes me that here, though while we share a diverse set of opinions, there seems little need to belittle and scream at others.

I suspect if these folks were in a room with the same people they are talking to here, they might be a bit kinder. I may very well be wrong.