Subj : Re: Anyone think there will b
To   : halian
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Sep 29 2024 08:40:00

-=> halian wrote to MRO <=-

 MR>  > > While it is (much moreso now), and definitely was inappropriate.. I'd
 MR>  > > to know how many people arguing about this as a reason not to vote fo
 MR>  > > him, have ever called a friend of theirs a ******, or [REDACTED], 
MR>
 MR>  > > etc. Back in the 80s-90s you heard that crap
 MR>  > > day, as it was very common.
 
 MR>  > Yes, it was indeed.  I suspect that any folks my age acting appalled ab
 MR>  > it now used to say it a lot then.

 MR> you can't say 'that is ********' and stuff like that because people prete
 MR> be offended.  it was used a lot from the  70s-80s when i was growing up.

 ha> No pretending is necessary; that word *is* inherently deeply offensive.
 ha> It's almost like we've moved on as a society.

Well, that's because we *have* (moved on).  Just like we did in the 30 
years before the discussion above; and like we will have done 30 years 
from now.  It's normal.  It's change.  It's what happens over time.



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