:rolleyes2 i'm reminded of how real little kids think covering their eyes means no-one can see them.

ha ha. I saw a picture of an autistic kid doing that^^ yesterday!

I wanna go back to the good old days.

You know, back when I call you a name and if it offends you... you tell me, yell at me or punch me. Then I learn not to say it to you.

If it happened with a variety of people, I'd learn not to say it at all.

Perhaps this way dealing with it is too simple to work anymore.

Duelling pistols at dawn?

So much easier to appease a few with stupid legislation. As Scotz indicated above, the word niggardly is hardly used any more because it sounds inappropiate. In fact, a reporter a few years ago was fired for using the word correctly. She was fired for using the word appropriately. The word means stingy or not generous, by the way.

How can someone be fired for using the right word even though it sounds offensive.

Are we going to not allow hitters to lay down a bunt?
What about a kick?
Or someone being fussy?
Or opening a lock?

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

I'm offended by that remark and wish to ban the use of the word "at".

i want to ban tones of voice...we can do that right? no-one is allowed to say mommy in a whiney voice ever again.

Children in need of assistance or wishing to express their opinion (ie dissatisfaction) over a ruling must now address their parents as "Mother" and "Father" and the words must be spoken clearly, intelligibly and using an English accent.

My students luuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrv the "N" word. I told them this story as my current event and one kid screams, "they, they should ban the "C" word then too" and despite being very afraid of his answer asked him which "c" word, he sweetly replied "cracker" whew!

:roflmao: ^^
in the interview i heard about this topic someone said they wanted to ban the f word too. the interviewer asked, 'f word?' and the interviewee replied, "yeah, the f word: faggot."

wyndhy,

Perhaps the interviewee was auditioning for a role in “Dumb & Dumber 2”?

well, it don't get much dumberer. :D

wyndhy,

Here is the competition from the European Union.

yes, i've heard. and i read the similar article you linked earlier.

I've said it before, but it bears repeating: There's nothing wrong with censorship & mind control. Provided, of course, that they're *my* brands of censorship & mind control.