Fuck F*ck.

[cmyk]

Too lame for anywhere else, but who the hell can't figure out those half-assed censoring attempts by facebookers, blogs, boards, or edgy product marketing to justify using "naughty words" by replacing the vowels with asterisks.

I get that some forums censor words automatically, but I'm talking about the originator thinking "Gee, I want to say 'Fuck' here, but people would find that too offensive. So I'll just type 'F*ck.'"

That doesn't make it a different word, like it's some PG-13 version of the word "fuck". And any kid over 7 years old can figure that shit out, so you're not really protecting any innocence either.

G*d d*mn, stop that f*cking sh*it. Swear normal, you're wasting asterisks, but most importantly, you're annoying me in a very trivial way.

[Strainger]

Originally Posted by cmyk

…sh*it...

Shait? Sheit? Shlit? Shoit? Shrit?

[Senegoid]

Originally Posted by cmyk

G*d d*mn, stop that f*cking sh*it. Swear normal, you're wasting asterisks, but most importantly, you're annoying me in a very trivial way.

B*cause, as any Wh**l of Fort*ne add*ct knows, v*w*ls can be v*ry exp*ns*ve (well, c*nson*nts too) while ast*r*isks are plent*ful *nd v*ry cheap. They gr*w on trees, y*u kn*w.

[Jaledin]

Shut the f*ck up>> cout? Does that apply?

[Mr. Me]

You got a problem with fsck?

[Lukeinva]

Fuck you you fucking censoring fuckheads. Quit wasting asterisks.

[Ambivalid]

nm

[heathen earthling]

The worst example of this was all the "F*ck tuition fees" shirts/buttons I saw people wearing around campus.

[Regallag_The_Axe]

I just want to take this opportunity to say:


FUCK you people who can't take seeing swear words.

[thelurkinghorror]

I fucking agree completely. I don't mind as much things like typing out "f-ing" "effing" "frickin" etc. But the asterisks annoy me a whole lot more for some reason. Shit or get off the pot, but it's unattractive to go pause halfway because you are unsure which way to go.

[cmyk]

I don't get what people are thinking pussy footing around fucking swear words.

And, there really does seem to be some mentality of, "Oh, whew, they used an asterisk. Now it seems less crude and more cute!"

I think this deserves some psychological studies.

[Ethilrist]

I blame the prudery censors (sensors, too) at work. And don't get me started on WebSense...

[Enuma Elish]

Booger!!!

[swampbear]

Originally Posted by Enuma Elish

Booger!!!

Snot!!!

[Hari Seldon]

I was thinking how when I was young, "fuck" and "cunt" were used when you were really really moved. Now that I just saw "motherfucker" in the latest New Yorker (discussing when those words first appeared in that publication), I realize we have no words that express such strong emotion.

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by Hari Seldon

I was thinking how when I was young, "fuck" and "cunt" were used when you were really really moved. Now that I just saw "motherfucker" in the latest New Yorker (discussing when those words first appeared in that publication), I realize we have no words that express such strong emotion.

I suggest "!?#$@!"

[cmyk]

B**ger.

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by Senegoid

B*cause, as any Wh**l of Fort*ne add*ct knows, v*w*ls can be v*ry exp*ns*ve (well, c*nson*nts too) while ast*r*isks are plent*ful *nd v*ry cheap. They gr*w on trees, y*u kn*w.

Yeh, but, I keep looking around for the footnotes.

This post is like reading House of Leaves.

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by Senegoid

B*cause, as any Wh**l of Fort*ne add*ct knows, v*w*ls can be v*ry exp*ns*ve (well, c*nson*nts too) while ast*r*isks are plent*ful *nd v*ry cheap. They gr*w on trees, y*u kn*w.

*e, ee, u, i, o, e, e, e, i, o, a, e, i [sic], i, a, e, o, o, o.

[Ambivalid]

Do I mind self-censoring?

He** no!!











(Of course I censored "Heck no" as I don't believe in swearing; even in my own head.)

[engineer_comp_geek]

Originally Posted by Enuma Elish

Booger!!!

Hey, be careful. They have fired radio DJs for saying that you know.

[PlainJain]

Originally Posted by Ambivalid

Do I mind self-censoring?

He** no!!

Please, mr. crude man... Don't you mean H E double hockey sticks!?



ETA: I agree whole-heartedly with the OP.


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[cmyk]

Originally Posted by Ambivalid

Do I mind self-censoring?

He** no!!











(Of course I censored "Heck no" as I don't believe in swearing; even in my own head.)

Thanks for your two c*nts.

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by Regallag_The_Axe

I just want to take this opportunity to say:


FUCK you people who can't take seeing swear words.

I love your moxy, goddamit!

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by engineer_comp_geek

Hey, be careful. They have fired radio DJs for saying that you know.

All the sudden, I lost my appetite for this sandwich, and I can't remember why.

[Beware of Doug]

Fcuk.

Shti, aas, dcik, cnut. Ccok. Puusy.

[Ambivalid]

Originally Posted by cmyk

Thanks for your two c*nts.

You're very welcome!

[Rachellelogram]

A lot of newsblog comment sections automatically reject comments with explicit swears, so people self-censor enough to sneak it under the radar.

[postcards]

Originally Posted by Beware of Doug

Fcuk.

Shti, aas, dcik, cnut. Ccok. Puusy.

Actually, I 'm quite fond of that first one, although here in the states their stores got a lot of complaints about the signage....

[Canadjun]

Vehement Maledictions!!

[blondebear]

Just wanted to chime in and say I almost fell over laughing the first time I heard someone exclaim "Fuck you, you fucking fucks!".

[Noone Special]

Originally Posted by cmyk

... you're annoying me in a very trivial way.

Mission accomplished, then!


(and yes, I do this sometimes not because I can't stand seeing or using swear words, but because I think putting in that asterisk makes the swear word stand out a bit more. Or in other words, it grabs your attention. Which (it's probably safe to say) is equivalent to "it annoys the shit* out of you")

* Or should that have been sh*t? whatever....

[JackieLikesVariety]

Originally Posted by Canadjun

Vehement Maledictions!!

that made me snicker but I am easy to amuse.

smeg!

[Malacandra]

Originally Posted by postcards

Actually, I 'm quite fond of that first one, although here in the states their stores got a lot of complaints about the signage....

Yeah, I saw an amusing cartoon of a lout in a FCUK sweatshirt standing bemusedly in a waxworks looking at an effigy of a Viking guy captioned "CNUT".

[olivesmarch4th]

I admit it, I self-censor on Facebook. The only reason why is my Grandma's on Facebook, dude. My Grandma and a shit ton of overproductive mothers. It's ridiculous, but it's a little convention I'll follow because it's not worth the hassle.

[cmyk]

Yeh, I rarely swear at all on Facebook, just for that reason. Self-censoring is perfectly fine for that. My MIL would have a conniption if she knew how much I swore. Although, shit, damn and ass are usual exceptions.

But I still wouldn't post, "F*ck the traffic today!" I'd just type 'fuck'.

[Inner Stickler]

W*ll, if it's g**ng to a**oy pe*pl*...

[cmyk]

Asterisks do kinda look like buttholes, don't they? *

[River Hippie]

Azz.

[TBG]

You can also tell when someone says fuck on TV even if they bleep it, doesn't mean it's not more acceptable to bleep it than not (even on cable, where they don't technically have to).

Silly? Sure. Oh well, life is full of silly.

[cmyk]

You don't think reading lips is a bit more challenging for the tykes, or anyone who might be in earshot, than to just play fill in the vowel?

Even without the vowel it sounds like 'fuck.'

However, I do decree, from this day forward that the asterisk shall forever be referred to as the butthole*.

e.g. "You need to add a footnote to that butthole."

"...or press the butthole to talk to a sales representative..."


*Yeh, I kicked around assterisk, or asskiss, but butthole is just too good.

[Eliahna]

Kn*ckers!

Whatever happened to that poster?

[cmyk]

F*ck him.

[tdn]

Jah, und ze F*kker vas flying a Messerschmidt.

[Terra1041]

Some sites will automatically censor swear words, often in such a way that you can't tell what the original word was (other than from context). I suppose to some, f*ck is preferable to ****.

[thelurkinghorror]

Originally Posted by cmyk

Asterisks do kinda look like buttholes, don't they? *

According to the late, great Kurt Vonnegut they do.

Originally Posted by Terra1041

Some sites will automatically censor swear words, often in such a way that you can't tell what the original word was (other than from context). I suppose to some, f*ck is preferable to ****.

Ugh. I remember older websites would get smart enough to recognize when someone was trying to get past the filter, like typing "f u c k" or "f.u.c.k." But then they got too liberal, so if you typed "push it!" it would become "pu****!"

[cmyk]

Originally Posted by thelurkinghorror

According to the late, great Kurt Vonnegut they do.

What can I say? Great minds think alike. *sniff*

[cmyk]

Oh man, that was supposed to be a Barny Fife sniff of pride, but now it looks like I'm smelling buttholes.

What have I done?!

[Terra1041]

Originally Posted by thelurkinghorror

Ugh. I remember older websites would get smart enough to recognize when someone was trying to get past the filter, like typing "f u c k" or "f.u.c.k." But then they got too liberal, so if you typed "push it!" it would become "pu****!"

Some of them got quite ridiculous. Like censoring the "hell" in hello, or the "ass" in pass.

[Sir T-Cups]

In a related note I always find it funnier when TV shows use a bleep to censor a bad word. Like say in South Park, A comedian, Family Guy or something.

Reading a censor is pretty dumb, but I think hearing it is way funnier than the actual word.