Socially acceptable word or lax proof reading?

chasm

Unable to sleep i decided to read a few online papers and after reading the link below in the indo i'm a bit surprised that the mofo word is used without any asterix inserted. Is this word now socially acceptable in everyday speech or is it just lax proof-reading by Indo staff?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/heavyweights-in-name-only-3031920.html

Jesus Wept

They're probably just making a pithy attempt to be relevant.

Stupid motherfuckers.

Also, in before this turns into a YORE MA fest.

Condatis

I'm baffled! I read and reread that article and can't see what you're on about.

Just what is the 'mofo' word?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

chasm wrote: »

Unable to sleep i decided to read a few online papers and after reading the link below in the indo i'm a bit surprised that the mofo word is used without any asterix inserted. Is this word now socially acceptable in everyday speech or is it just lax proof-reading by Indo staff?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/heavyweights-in-name-only-3031920.html

Where is the word actually used...? If it's been edited, then the lax proofreding theory wins.

chasm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Where is the word actually used...? If it's been edited, then the lax proofreding theory wins.

The first paragraph,
"Have you seen the new reality TV show? It's brilliant right. There's this bloke called Dopey Del and he meets these Russian geezers and he slaps one of them in the face and spits at the other. And then he's out in Germany talking to some people and this guy called Dodgy Dave starts having a go at him and Dopey Del has a go back and next thing Dodgy Dave has a swing at him and it all goes off. The Kraut coppers want to have a word with Dodgy Dave but he's done a bunk, ain't he? Gone to Vegas. Brilliant show. What's it called again? Oh yeah, Big Motherf*cker."

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

chasm wrote: »

The first paragraph,
"Have you seen the new reality TV show? It's brilliant right. There's this bloke called Dopey Del and he meets these Russian geezers and he slaps one of them in the face and spits at the other. And then he's out in Germany talking to some people and this guy called Dodgy Dave starts having a go at him and Dopey Del has a go back and next thing Dodgy Dave has a swing at him and it all goes off. The Kraut coppers want to have a word with Dodgy Dave but he's done a bunk, ain't he? Gone to Vegas. Brilliant show. What's it called again? Oh yeah, Big Motherf*cker."

Oh yeah... actually searched for "mofo".

Trying to be "cool", methings.

chasm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Oh yeah... actually searched for "mofo".

Trying to be "cool", methings.

Lol. It's not a word i use myself, unless i'm singing along to "mista mista" by the fugees and i wouldnt be overly bothered hearing it in conversation or film, just seemed weird reading it in a newspaper article.

Teyla Emmagan

I couldn't read to the end of that article if my life depended on it.

Am disappointed it didn't actually use the term 'mofo' though.

Gee Bag

I can't wait to here it on RTE News.

Brian Dobson - "Yo Sharon, Enda Kenny be trippin', Now over to our southern mofo Pascal Sheehy."

Hercule Poirot

The tone of the first paragraph suggests that the author is attempting "street" language.... hence the word remains

FruitLover

chasm wrote: »

i'm a bit surprised that the mofo word is used without any asterix inserted

Why would someone insert a comic book character into a word?

baalthor

The Economist printed the word "fcuker" (in its original form) last week. They were quoting Whitney Houston.

aaronjumper

Reading that was painful. Mofo and geezer. Time to fire those people.

chasm

FruitLover wrote: »

Why would someone insert a comic book character into a word?

Considering i posted that a 6am this morning, after a night without any sleep i'm surprised that was the only mistake in that post

holystungun9

Gee Bag wrote: »

I can't wait to here it on RTE News.

Brian Dobson - "Yo Sharon, Enda Kenny be trippin', Now over to our southern mofo Pascal Sheehy."

"and back to everybody's favourite MILF Miriam O Callaghan."