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...I find it hilarious that someone gets their panties in a wad when they hear the phrase "f* you" but don't bat a eye when the phrase "god bless" is said....
Seems clear to me. FU is hostile, the GB, however, supestitious, is at least well intended.
When do we as the reading, listening, watching public say no to derogatory language used by public persona? Or do we care? Everyone reading this knows what dirty words are, and has formed an opinion as to when it is appropriate to use. So here is a question:
Is it okay to call your daughter, mother, sister, or niece, a "ho", sl**, c**t, or other ugly descriptive words in public? If your family is not fair game who is? Perhaps Paris, Whoopi, Sarah, Hillary or a student over the age of 18? Who can do the name calling? Is it okay for your son, dad, brother or uncle, or maybe your minister to use derogatory words toward all females?
I personally don't think so, but here is the deal. Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Mahr are all guilty. Don Imus called female college students who'd just won a national championship, "Nappy headed ho's". Limbaugh is in a firestorm for calling a student who testified before Congress "A sl**." Bill Mahr took aim at Palin and called her "A c**t."
What's the difference? Is it the word, the speaker, or the circumstance? Don and Rush are hosts on public radio who took aim at defenseless female students. Bill Mahr is not a radio host. He is a comedian on HBO - a subscription cable show.
If you want to listen to Bill Mahr curse then you pay for the privilege. If you want to hear Rush curse turn on your radio. Ditto for Imus.
"What happened to personal responsibility and accountability?" Ask Rush; he said it.
First, I don't like Rush and I don't know who Imus is...
But I have question about the separation of private (available for public viewing) and private (subscription-based viewing)... why are there two standards when it comes to derogatory language... one is okay and the other is not even though their intentions are the same? To offend... I mean you say the other is okay because it is subscription-based but isn't turning on to hear Rush talk, isn't that similar to privacy afforded by subscription-based viewing? I just think its odd to say "No" to both private companies when the only difference is the other one requires payment upfront first...
F* you could also be nothing more than a negative response.
gb to some could be considered an offensive religious response.
Maybe to those who spend their free time grinding " In God We Trust " off of all their nickels and trying to get "under God" removed from the pledge, but I think the majority of us have enough common sense and enough of a life to know it is/was well intended and not get all worked up over something so trivial.
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