[BC] Our discourse is getting coarser

[Jeff Carter]

There *was* a cultural agreement that an arbitrary list of words would not be used.  That cultural agreement has been suspended.  One may wish for a return to what one perceives as a simpler and more civilized time, but what some find more civilized I personally find disingenuous at best.  I prefer to deal with people who say what they mean.

To keep this on-topic for the Broadcasting list, surely you'll agree that it's somewhat Kafka-esque to enter into a serious discussion about denying the use of certain words on the basis of polite company when the words in question are used on the air *every single day*.

On the topic of respect, I fully respect the right of anyone to stop reading anything they find distressing.  I draw the line at silently allowing that person to muzzle free speech.   Respect works both ways. 

Jeff/KD4RBG

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net> wrote:
> *I* was raised that there is a certain type of language that *may* be OK
> in the company of drunken sailors, but was NEVER acceptable in polite,
> and *especially* mixed company. Simple respect.
> We all know the words. It appears some of us don't know the meaning of
> respect.
> The language acceptable for mixed company is ALWAYS acceptable.