# Just because it was taught in school doesn't make it appropriate to post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 26, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966 "2021-05-26T17:11:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 15

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966/15 "2021-05-26T23:01:28Z")

</div>

> [@Riemann](#):
>
> But it doesn’t determine whether something is _actually_ offensive, and whether it’s appropriate to post it.

That was addressed here, and I agree iff someone makes clear that it is a well known mnemonic and not just some random one made up for shock value. ECG did that with the modnote and I agree with his action.

> [@Lego Announces a Special Rainbow Set for LGBTQ Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-announces-a-special-rainbow-set-for-lgbtq-month/942873/23):
>
> While many find the mnemonic very offensive these days, it is appropriate to the OP of this thread.

~Max

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-it-was-taught-in-school-doesnt-make-it-appropriate-to-post/942966)._