# Listen up, motherfuckers! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 13, 2018, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831 "2018-07-13T07:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/1 "2018-07-13T07:18:51Z")
In case you haven’t seen it, [we’ve removed the restricted word list](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=858601) from the Pit. You are now officially free drop f-bombs at any target, in whatever configuration you desire. Keep in mind, this only applies to the [“bad word”](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508858) list. Rules against hate speech remain in full effect, as do [all other Pit rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507985). Now go forth and be filthy. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/2 "2018-07-13T07:44:57Z")
Thank you, Miller, for shepherding us through this dark period of the Pit’s existence. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/3 "2018-07-13T07:49:50Z")
Darn! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/4 "2018-07-13T07:51:37Z")
You gosh darn mothertruckers! Sorry, but I never got a chance to use that. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/5 "2018-07-13T07:53:36Z")
No warning issued. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/6 "2018-07-13T10:04:13Z")
Best thread title ever. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/7 "2018-07-13T10:36:29Z")
At last we can tell all those melonfarming iceholes what we really think of them. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/8 "2018-07-13T10:37:49Z")
Is this across on forums or just the BBQ pit? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/9 "2018-07-13T11:31:22Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Is this across on forums or just the BBQ pit? Just the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/10 "2018-07-13T11:38:10Z")
But I was feeling so safe and protected! What if I’m told to fuck off? HOW do I fuck off? Wait, is this a question for GQ? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/11 "2018-07-13T11:59:08Z")
> [@wonky](#): > > But I was feeling so safe and protected! What if I’m told to fuck off? HOW do I fuck off? Wait, is this a question for GQ? Just do the opposite of fucking on, and you’ll be fine. Now fuck off. You guys realize you’ve just basically guaranteed endless complaints about “potty mouth” from a certain poster for the rest of your days, right? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/12 "2018-07-13T13:16:03Z")
Fantastic. We can now cuntinue as before! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/13 "2018-07-13T13:37:18Z")
Frank Booth would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/14 "2018-07-13T13:48:16Z")
Fuck yeah. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/15 "2018-07-13T14:11:07Z")
D\*amn! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/16 "2018-07-13T14:38:40Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You guys realize you’ve just basically guaranteed endless complaints about “potty mouth” from a certain poster for the rest of your days, right? Yes, but Giraffe can fuck off, too. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/17 "2018-07-13T14:42:43Z")
I believe the history here is different for “cunt” than for the other banned terms. “Cunt” was not banned as being such a really really really bad word, but rather as a gendered insult which was offensive to women as a group (not just to the specific person being addressed). This lifting of the ban coincides with a wave of voices calling for (among other things) increased sensitivity to this type of gender issue. It will be interesting to see how these interact. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/18 "2018-07-13T14:58:19Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > It will be interesting to see how these interact. Please reassure us you are not into human vivisection. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/19 "2018-07-13T15:16:17Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > I believe the history here is different for “cunt” than for the other banned terms. “Cunt” was not banned as being such a really really really bad word, but rather as a gendered insult which was offensive to women as a group (not just to the specific person being addressed). This lifting of the ban coincides with a wave of voices calling for (among other things) increased sensitivity to this type of gender issue. It will be interesting to see how these interact. Yes, it will. But mostly in the Pit. So we got that going for us, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831/20 "2018-07-13T15:22:36Z")
On another note, I’m thinking it might be a good idea (for me) to unsubscribe from this thread. Not sure my company’s email filter won’t scan for terms like this title. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831.md?page=2)