July 3, 2007
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Ask and You Shall Receive
Silly me. I was worried about using the word, “fuck,” in an appropriate context, in a public post. It was driving me nuts all night last night because I had wimped out and wrote “f—.” Thing is, I truly do not know what that word, “objectionable,” means, and don’t want to violate the Terms of Use.
I sent a mass message to all my friends and subscribers, asking for input, and by the time I got around to reading replies, I had over twenty of them. I started reading from the top (and I’ll go back in a while and finish reading), but I stopped after I got to this one from my friend John (AKA “Xanga” — did you know that was his nickname when he was younger?)
Huh? Your site would never be shut down, unless you
posted something which is against the law – like photos of child porn
or bestiality.The f word can be used as much as you want – just label it C for Caution!
Posted 7/3/2007 8:57 AM byI will be editing that post, making some protected posts public, and using the “C” rating more. End of discussion.
P.S. Well, not quite the end. I read again, “photos of child porn or bestiality.” ?? Hmmm… Then I said to Doug, “That means I can post adult porn. I could post nude photos of me. I could post nude photos of YOU… as long as you weren’t fucking a goat.” pause… (just the precisely perfect comedic beat) Then he replied, “…or a child.” We both cracked up. Xanga John, thanks for the laughs today. I needed this after a night of berating myself for being too cowardly to say FUCK.
BTW, Doug says he’d rather I didn’t post nude photos of him.
Comments (28)
Damn, now I want to see a naked photo of Doug.
Yeah! I’m with butshebites! I don’t even know what the man looks like – but now I’m curious!
LOL good
*chuckle* this post definately gave me a chuckle today
Although.. I do believe there is some sort of porn clause… although I’ve never actually read it.. just kind of assumed it was there with all of the issues going on with Ms. Grundy and her brand of crazies.
let’s all laugh now!!!!
hugs
well now i know i can say it ,,, fuck , fuck fuck,, ah that just feels so refreshing to speak your mind,,,,
yep… that was my suggestion too in using the caution rating for those particular posts..it is then up to the reader to read or not to read… you are not responsible for their reading habits..and if they are offended by what you had written, then that is their problem for reading it! So write on !!!!! and write it in the language that you want!!!!!! hugs
Well……….. fuck!
LMAO!
Hugs!
I’m glad Xanga John had the answer.
fuckin’ A
;o)
I am glad this all worked out
I believe in free speech for all as long as your speech harms none. I like John’s idea of giving a warning when you may use speech that might offend ‘delicate’ eyes. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be responsible when using language you know might harm the sensibilities of others. However, I also believe Xanga is a place for personal venting, and thus, should be a place where you can speak true to whatever story you are telling.
Fuck is one of the most versatile words in the English language….use it with pride! I know I have on my page.
I just wish I could put my nude self in these comments hehe. WTF(what the fuck)
Fuckshit sonavabitch I would have beem closed long ago. Feckin mind police have nothing but contempt from this biker loving sailor talking badass.
Hehe, that’s exactly what I just said as I just saw your message now and replied.
That’s good to know! And now I don’t feel so bad that I was too tired to formulate a response!
I am glad you found a good answer. I hope you feel more free to post.
Yeah. Let’s see some photos of naked adults. That would be cool.
I say it when I’m pissed, and I don’t give a fuck if Xanga objects or not.
Sometimes (as now) I’ll type the word even when I’m NOT pissed, if I feel that it’s appropriate.
Its strange only last night i saw an interview with Jay Leno(yes that Jay Leno) and he was asked which was his favorite cuss word,of course everyone expected him to say something with four letters like all the others do, but he explained that fuck has become so much apart of everyday language that it means nothing special any more,
a very versatile word to be left out of your vocabulary…there is a sentence (which i won’t enter here) in which that word is used as an adverb, then a verb, then again as an adjective and finally as a pronoun…only other word in the sentence is “the”, right in the middle.
well… I for one am glad the stress of that for you is over.
and now you can breath normally again.
I only now saw your message (If that sounds grammatically weird, it’s how people talk here…lol!). I stuck a C on one of my vids recently, because Ruby had used the word fuck. I only fretted a little while about how that was supposed to work… I don’t like censoring myself, and I feel I might have something worthwhile to say to my younger readers, now and then, that might not pass with the Red Flaggers. *shrug* I just go with my gut and deal with the consequences.
For Easter, I showed “where Easter eggs come from.” I was a little nervous just for posting that!
Now, I have to go read the emancipation post.
I love you…GFW *wondering if I should have graded this comment* lol! J/K!
I see you got it all untangled!!
I love the closeness of your relationship with your son.
I dont see anything offensive in anything you write…there has been many a time when I have been ranting and have used a variety of “swear” words. I have never rated any of my blogs and have never had anyone say anything to me about my use of them….but then I don’t have as big a readership as you do
It is your life you are writing about…so you should be able to do it in your own words..if people are offended they can stop reading…easy