F**k

lahalane

It's perfectly okay to print 'f**k' in newspapers but it'd be considered rude to spell it out properly.

During a match you can scream 'Are you blind?' at a referee and get away with it but add the word 'f**king' to it and you're in trouble.

My cousin, who gossips viciously about people, considers me to be rude because she heard me use the word once before.

It's probably the most powerful word in the world. Some people refuse to use it. Some people use it in every sentence. Do you think it will still be considered a terrible word in 50 years time?

I like to think that we will have gotten over it by then. It's just another word at the end of the day and a pretty harmless one too when you think about it. Can anybody really be offended by it anymore? I'd be equally upset if someone told me to 'go away' as I would if they said '**** off'.

Banjo String

Ach,




Fùck off OP.

dodderangler

Fcuk that

kbell

C u n t is a better word.

wp_rathead

lahalane wrote: »

It's perfectly okay to print 'f**k' in newspapers but it'd be considered rude to spell it out properly.

During a match you can scream 'Are you blind?' at a referee and get away with it but add the word 'f**king' to it and you're in trouble.

My cousin, who gossips viciously about people, considers me to be rude because she heard me use the word once before.

It's probably the most powerful word in the world. Some people refuse to use it. Some people use it in every sentence. Do you think it will still be considered a terrible word in 50 years time?

I like to think that we will have gotten over it by then. It's just another word at the end of the day and a pretty harmless one too when you think about it. Can anybody really be offended by it anymore? I'd be equally upset if someone told me to 'go away' as I would if they said '**** off'.

"C U Next Tuesday" seems more powerful
bunch of americans were over and they were using f*** alot and when c**t was used they almost "grimace"

Artful_Badger

I think these days its seen as offensive not because the word itself is actually offensive but because its perceived as offensive and to use it shows either a disregard for others on your part or an attempt to be offensive by showing that disgregard...........I got lost halfway through that one I think.

lahalane

And obviously some people still use it to get a reaction, which is grand if not a little childish

Dunny

Shi tehawk

mutley18

Great word, who needs dialogue eh?

paddy147

You cant say Sh!t on TV.....


Or can you?????

Fr_Dougal

Fuck

miller50841

Ah fcukin hell

lahalane

Artful_Badger wrote: »

its perceived as offensive and to use it shows either a disregard for others on your part or an attempt to be offensive by showing that disgregard

That would probably be a lot of peoples reasons for disliking it although I don't necessarily agree with it. If I use the word it's because I don't see a problem with it so I'm not attempting to be offensive. It doesn't mean I am showing a disregard for other people either. It's not my fault that they are offended by a word.

wexie

wprathead wrote: »

"C U Next Tuesday" seems more powerful
bunch of americans were over and they were using f*** alot and when c**t was used they almost "grimace"

You cant say c.u.n.t. in Canada

stefan idiot jones

lahalane wrote: »

It's probably the most powerful word in the world.

Prayer is the most powerful.

Now all together 'Our Father, who..........

lahalane

Since most of the replies are from people with the sole goal of using the word to get a reaction, I suppose we're not going to be mature enough to get over the world for a while yet

paddy147

Fcuk fcukidy fcuk fcuk fcuk

paddy147

lahalane wrote: »

Since most of the replies are from people with the sole goal of using the word to get a reaction, I suppose we're not going to be mature enough to get over the world for a while yet

Fooking Hell

Fupp Off

Ruu

Ffffffffffffff ffffffff PLOPPERS!

Artful_Badger

lahalane wrote: »

That would probably be a lot of peoples reasons for disliking it although I don't necessarily agree with it. If I use the word it's because I don't see a problem with it so I'm not attempting to be offensive. It doesn't mean I am showing a disregard for other people either. It's not my fault that they are offended by a word.

I suppose it doesn't matter what your reasons are for using it as people will just respond to it based on how they feel about it. Its a word that has always been used to be vulgar and a lot of people dont care for vulgarity when dealing with other people they might not be that close to.

Its always been right to be polite to other people and in being vulgar or to act without caring if you come across as vulgar would be to be impolite.

The Backwards Man

No homework tonight lads?:pac:

wp_rathead

slight off topic, but i love the blog in your sig Lahalane

agree anyfilm can be made better with dinosaurs

Howard Juneau

The Backwards Man wrote: »

No homework tonight lads?:pac:

We have to decline the verb fúck
Fúck me
Fúck you....

paddy147

The Backwards Man wrote: »

No homework tonight lads?:pac:

lahalane

Artful_Badger wrote: »

I suppose it doesn't matter what your reasons are for using it as people will just respond to it based on how they feel about it. Its a word that has always been used to be vulgar and a lot of people dont care for vulgarity when dealing with other people they might not be that close to.

Its always been right to be polite to other people and in being vulgar or to act without caring if you come across as vulgar would be to be impolite.

True. It's just annoying that most of the people I know that would deem using the word to be impolite are themselves impolite in numerous different ways.

If the word was taken down off the pedestal it's on then maybe it wouldn't be deemed offensive or risqué. Sadly I don't think that day will ever come in my lifetime anyway so I will have to deal with the people who still get offended by it/use it to come across as funnier/cooler.

HansHolzel

wprathead wrote: »

"C U Next Tuesday" seems more powerful
bunch of americans were over and they were using f*** alot and when c**t was used they almost "grimace"

Yes, in America that is a very bad word.

Howard Juneau

HansHolzel wrote: »

Yes, in America that is a very bad word.

Pity GUNS isn't

Eeden

What about the argument that people who use "bad" language are inarticulate or lazy? Anyone go along with that?

I think it's waffle, as some of the most interesting, intelligent and articulate people I know swear like sailors.

HansHolzel

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Pity GUNS isn't

Nude Nuns with Big Guns is a 2010 nunsploitation thriller film. So Wiki tells me.

There's no accounting for cultural sensitivities, is there?

lahalane

Eeden wrote: »

What about the argument that people who use "bad" language are inarticulate or lazy? Anyone go along with that?

I think it's waffle, as some of the most interesting, intelligent and articulate people I know swear like sailors.

I dislike that argument. People who use bad language are making use of more words in the English language. If anyone is being lazy it's the non potty mouths.

Some people use bad words for shock value, sure, but some people use them cleverly and wittily. Moreso the latter in my experience.

wexie

Eeden wrote: »

What about the argument that people who use "bad" language are inarticulate or lazy? Anyone go along with that?

I think it's waffle, as some of the most interesting, intelligent and articulate people I know swear like sailors.

Don't go with that argument at all

I've heard some wonderfully innovative and articulate swearing in my time.

lahalane

lahalane wrote: »

I dislike that argument. People who use bad language are making use of more words in the English language. If anyone is being lazy it's the non potty mouths.

Some people use bad words for shock value, sure, but some people use them cleverly and wittily. Moreso the latter in my experience.

And some say f*ck every second word. It loses all power, impact and meaning if that's the case, and it becomes very lazy indeedy in those instances.

paddy147

Gordon Ramsay.


Fcukin W@nker D!ckface

AlanS181824

I don't think it's bad... not at all.
It's just a word at the end of the day.
People use the word all the time and it's all too common nowadays sadly.
Fuckin' hell!

Menas

My car mechanic curses like a sailor. "The fckin thing is fckin well fcked" are words you do not want to hear him utter.

ShooterSF

Words are words and one shouldn't be offended by the utterance of one but rather the message the person is trying to get across. "The f'n TV is broke" is fine. "You're a useless f" not so fine. IMO

Wibbs

Apocalypse Now. Colonel Kurtz "We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write "Fúck"* on their airplanes because that's obscene"





*and I had to circumvent the swear filter to post this.

daRobot

I very much enjoy swearing, especially with often unused combinations, for example: The fcuking ignominious cnut

Anyone who gets upset, or offended by swearing in casual conversation, is not someone I want to know.

That said, there are times when it's off limits absolutely.

languagenerd

I think, in Ireland at least, it's the tone and context that decide whether it's offensive or not. I'm 21, and most people my age use it without even thinking - though I do sometimes catch myself saying it and think afterwards "Ohh, maybe I should have kept that in check". At the end of the day, though, it's hardly a big deal if you say "Ah, fuck" when you drop something or "What the fuck was that?!" when you're shocked by something. It's only a problem if you're using it to insult someone or if it's a particularly formal context.

That said, I absolutely hate the word cunt and almost never use it. (Was going to say "never", but I technically just used it there, didn't I? :pac:)

Mammanabammana

Why do so many people on Boards have such a problem with typing the word fuck? I constantly see f*ck, fu*k, f.uck, ****, fúck, fcuk, fook, fck etc etc...numerous people seem to have this huge hangup about typing some variation that makes people think the word fuck but they draw the line at actually typing it. But why? What's the problem? If you're making people think the word fuck, you might as well be typing the word fuck.

languagenerd

Mammanabammana wrote: »

Why do so many people on Boards have such a problem with typing the word fuck? I constantly see f*ck, fu*k, f.uck, ****, fúck, fcuk, fook, fck etc etc...numerous people seem to have this huge hangup about typing some variation that makes people think the word fuck but they draw the line at actually typing it. But why? What's the problem? If you're making people think the word fuck, you might as well be typing the word fuck.

It's mostly to get around the swear filter, no?

jester77

It's one of the most versatile words in the English language.

"**** ****ing ****ed ****er ****ing ****ups **** ****ing ****ed ****ing ****up ****ing ****er's ****ing ****up." is a gramatically correct sentence.

BeerWolf

**** you OP - I'll leave it to your imagine to what is censored or if I'm just using asterisks.

Angeles

I think its a crafty way of making the reader say the bad word.
When you see F**k, your mind will obviously think the word F**k.
But the writer never actually says it. I could have meant fork but you yourself are the bad guy now for filling in the gaps and i can get away with saying F**K

Its the same for the N word!! OMG can you believe that guy said the N word?
In your mind you know and have already said what the N word meant.. But all i did was say the N word you F**k

fryup

did any of you ever watch the western series Deadwood

they have cowboys cursing all the time.........but surely the F word didn't exist back in those days??

i always thought it came about after WW1 after the "fokker" aircraft ?

BeerWolf

fryup wrote: »

did any of you ever watch the western series Deadwood

they have cowboys cursing all the time.........but surely the F word didn't exist back in those days??

i always thought it came about after WW1 after the "fokker" aircraft ?

The word has existed for centuries - though being used as a profanity since mid 19th Century.

fryup

BeerWolf wrote: »

The word has existed for centuries - though being used as a profanity since mid 19th Century.

oh ya?? where's the proof

is it mentioned in the bible? or the book of kells? or in any of shakespeare's works? :cool:

HansHolzel

BeerWolf wrote: »

The word has existed for centuries

Yes, it's an Anglo-Saxon word.

Howard Juneau

fryup wrote: »

oh ya?? where's the proof

is it mentioned in the bible? or the book of kells? or in any of shakespeare's works? :cool:

Mentioning proof & the bible in the same sentence.

That's a paddlin'

salacious crumb

fryup wrote: »

did any of you ever watch the western series Deadwood

"From its debut, Deadwood drew attention for its extensive profanity. It is a deliberate anachronism on the part of the creator with a twofold intent. Milch explained in several interviews that the characters were originally intended to use period slang and swear words. Such words, however, were based heavily on the era's deep religious roots and tended to be more blasphemous than scatological. Instead of being shockingly crude (in keeping with the tone of a frontier mining camp), the results sounded downright comical. As one commentator put it "… if you put words like 'goldarn' into the mouths of the characters on 'Deadwood', they'd all wind up sounding like Yosemite Sam."
Instead, it was decided that the show would use current profanity in order for the words to have the same impact on modern audiences as the blasphemous ones did back in the 1870s. In early episodes, the character of Mr. Wu excessively uses "cocksucker," his favorite derogatory term for those whom he dislikes. Wu is also fond of the Cantonese derogatory term "gweilo" which he applies to the camp's white males.
The other intent in regards to the frequency of the swearing was to signal to the audience the lawlessness of the camp in much the same way that the original inhabitants used it to show that they were living outside the bounds of "civil society".
The issue of the authenticity of Deadwood's dialogue has even been alluded to in the show itself. Early in the second season, E.B. Farnum has fleeced Mr. Wolcott of $9,900, and Farnum tries to console the geologist:

EB: Some ancient Italian maxim fits our situation, whose particulars escape me.
Wolcott: Is the gist that I'm **** outta luck?
EB: Did they speak that way then?

The word "****" was said 43 times in the first hour of the show. It has been reported that the series had a total count of 2,980 "****s" and an average of 1.56 utterances of "****" per minute of footage"

languagenerd

fryup wrote: »

did any of you ever watch the western series Deadwood

they have cowboys cursing all the time.........but surely the F word didn't exist back in those days??

i always thought it came about after WW1 after the "fokker" aircraft ?

No, the word "fuck" has existed for centuries - it was first noted in a poem from 1475! It mightn't have always been considered as offensive and it fell out of use for a while, but it's not a recent invention by any means.

(It probably wasn't used by cowboys, in fairness...)