Legally, does that make you a self confessed BASTARD? (No offense meant personally)\n\nIf not, why not - what exempts you from cultural norms - or should we just not take your word literally?
201904
man thats deep!!!! good job i dont believe in all that crap!!!!(gods got alot of back payments to make on child maintanence if that is true??!!)
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Not of speech.  I believe that the way to calm many problems is allowing people to talk them out.  I don't see how saying something that you believe is bad.  Even if it is repugnant to others or hurtful to some.  Everyone on this earth is entitled to feel however they want.  EVEN if they hate me...my religion...my family...my country...my God.  That doesn't mean I will agree with them or even dignify what they say with a response but I will not censor them as I would not want to be censored.
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So the one(s) kicking and screaming are consenting in your mind?  Others, like the law, might just disagree with your interpretation.  Maybe better keep it as a fantasy...
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I try to be. I am one of the few on here who uses their real name. If more people did this (or were required to do this) there would be a lot less name calling.\n\nWhat we see a lot on here is people, hiding behing a screen name, attacking the character of others based simply on their stated beliefs on one issue while ignoring the persons justification for their beliefs. I have done this, as have you. It is easier to attack someone you've never met than someone standing in front of you. \n\n“The human being who would not harm you on an individual, face-to-face basis, who is charitable, civic-minded, loving and devout, will wound or kill you from behind a veil.” - Morton Mintz\n\nExcellent question. I've often wondered about this myself.
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It seems like if you say anything that some people don't agree with on here,you can get reported. so where as I'd normally say a swear word is something you wouldn't say in front of your nan, on here I'd say it could be absolutely anything!!
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Although I'm a firm believer in freedom of speech I find it quite disturbing that people don't have a problem with using this word in front of anybody, at any time.\nIt negates any sign of intelligence that you would not find it in your vocabulary to communicate disgust, anger and other emotions without resorting to a word that literally means fornicate or sexual intercourse. Aren't our brains a little more evolved than that?\nIf you want to use it, you have the right, but other people have the right NOT to hear it everywhere!
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Hell no!  What closet have you been hidding in for the last 14 centuries?\n\nAny woman who dares think of herself as having any sort of authority is immediately beaten, burnt, and sometimes killed.\n\nRead history.
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My family does that all of the time! It's so annoying, it's just a way of saying what they want without getting in trouble for it. I can't really tell you when to consider it the truth disguised b/c you really just have to know the person. Sometimes it can really be a joke, but if you feel that it's just a snide remark then it doesn't really matter whether they meant it that way or not. If what they said hurts, or affends you I would say something. Like please don't joke like that, or something else. It may not always turn out the best, especially if you really did catch them, but if you don't say anything it won't stop. Good luck!
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Excellent.  I don't normally answer questions from the US, as it's not my culture and I wish US residents would refrain from advising Brits on legal matters as if our laws were identical.  We're different.\n\nBut this is clever and ironic, love it.
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haha, that sounds like somthing i would do. Well my father is a piolice man, and it is illegal, unless its for evidence about something. So yeah but damn thats funny...im not trying 2 b rude
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Ha ha ha!  Somebody's read "A Confederacy of Dunces", right?  Well, since my girlfriend doesn't spend much time on Answers, I can answer for her.\n\nI am unlike a Mongoloid in that I am quite erudite.  Sometimes my eloquence exceeds the capacities of those around me and I am forced to reduce the complexity of my vocabulary tenfold.  I interact quite well with others of my caliber and I am even emotionally sensitive when it is called for.\n\nPerhaps this is more of a rhetorical question aimed at expressing your disgust with the male gender?  Perhaps a relationship of yours turned sour and now you think all men are pigs, right?
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Doin' the nasty with u\n\nIsn't it annoying how we can't use any "grown-up" words??!!
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I have an opinion and this is it:\n\nI, for one, would be honored of someone from another country or culture chose to learn about my history.  It is a matter of record and is learning the knowledge, anyway.  If you learn all about a topic,  particularly history that is set in stone so to speak and will not change, you can sure be an authority on it whether you are originally involved in it or not.  I think your ornery Englishman sounds a bit jealous and definitely pompous.
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Have people ever considered that abiding by the rules of etiquette is not such a bad thing afterall? Like using capitals only when required, because dude, you're asking us a question here, and REQUESTING for an answer, so your best bet would be to be a little more nicer to us, maybe? Yeah, you should give that a go.\n\nHo hum...sheesh, I didn't mean to go rambling on like that, its just that I dont much fancy ALL CAPS. \nSo here you go:\n\n- If people evolved from apes, how come there are still apes?\n- If someone with a split personality threatens to commit suicide, is it a hostage situation?\n- Doesn't a lightening rod on top of a church show lack of faith?\n- Are children who act in R-rated movies allowed to see them?\n- Why do bullies ask, "What's your problem" ?\n- Why do we press harder on a remote when we know the batteries are flat?\n\n\nOh well, I dont think this is really what you're looking for, but its definitely thought provoking all the same!
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It depends on the person but as a rule of thumb it's never a good idea. Most people would feel disrespected or insecure by such a comment. I know I would.
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I'm not sure why its impolite to do it. \n\nthey even named trees differently here so not to offend. \n\nBlack Boys are native trees. \nthey are now named Grass Trees.. as not to offend. \n\nI have been passed on the street, yelled at.> White.. so and so. \n\nyet if i did it .. it would be raciest.  \nI don't know.. sometimes it feels like i don't have many rites left.
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it is rude to label anything in a derogatory manner.  I am gay, and i do occasionally say it when something is just over the top "gay"... and I especially use it when I see my straight friends (who have made fun of me in the past) do something effiminate.  However that still doesn't make it right.  I can't even discuss here the things that could be labeled in politically offensive manners, but think about religious affiliations and race issues....