# Local sportswriter has F word on her twitter home page. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 11, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796 "2020-02-11T23:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/41 "2020-02-12T13:05:42Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > see it here. [https://twitter.com/SaraCivian](https://twitter.com/SaraCivian) > > For a job page I think it’s very unprofessional. I asked her about it and she did not reply. It would be OK for a personal page. She’s around 27. Anyone think it’s OK for a business page? I assume her boss knows about it but maybe not. Let’s see the opinion of one of the current masters of the English language, [Stephen Fry](https://youtu.be/s_osQvkeNRM?t=83). ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/42 "2020-02-12T13:35:06Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > I’m not sure how her roommate’s relevant. Probably isn’t. But I liked what she wrote on her site’s homepage. Sounds like she’d be worth reading, if I followed hockey. ---
**Author:** ![Kovitlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/43 "2020-02-12T15:29:32Z")
I say fuck all the time. No, not at work in the office, although I did from time to time at my old job. Not around patients or customers, but to coworkers, sure. I don’t see what the huge deal is. If her boss knows about it and doesn’t care, why gripe about it? Other people can make personal choices regarding whether they’d want to listen to someone who says it, and that’s their right. But complaining to her about it when she obviously knows and wants it there just makes you come off like a Karen. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/44 "2020-02-12T15:37:30Z")
Whether her boss approves or disapproves is between her and her boss, isn’t it? I would ignore such a question from an outsider too. It’s nunya. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/45 "2020-02-12T15:45:13Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > “F word”? Seriously? [Which fucking “F” word?](https://www.bestwordlist.com/d/f/1/wordsbeginningf.htm) “Out of all the English words that begin with the letter F ‘fuck’ is the only work that is referred to as the [F-word](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZkb4TPI-Lo&t=15s)” ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/46 "2020-02-12T16:09:54Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > “Out of all the English words that begin with the letter F ‘fuck’ is the only work that is referred to as the [F-word](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZkb4TPI-Lo&t=15s)” 😕 What about Fo’c’sle? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/47 "2020-02-12T16:25:58Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > 😕 What about Fo’c’sle? Only the coxs’n worries about that. OP, I recommend visiting your dermatologist, because I’m sure your nose is not supposed to be that shade of blue. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/48 "2020-02-12T16:31:41Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > see it here. [https://twitter.com/SaraCivian](https://twitter.com/SaraCivian) > > For a job page I think it’s very unprofessional. I asked her about it and she did not reply. It would be OK for a personal page. She’s around 27. Anyone think it’s OK for a business page? I assume her boss knows about it but maybe not. Lol, she has an audience of 50,000 people. Her boss not only knows, but approves. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/49 "2020-02-12T16:44:21Z")
… for comparison’s sake, her employer has 83k followers on Twitter. She’s not going anywhere merely because she tweeted the word “fuck”. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/50 "2020-02-12T16:58:37Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > So putting F word in a business email is OK if you don’t sell to anyone over the age of 40? or 30? > > I really cannot imagine at any job I had that cursing in a business email would be OK. I expect it would get me fired if the email was to a customer or potential customer. What if I’m a concert promoter and putting together a show with: Fuck Fuck Buttons Fuck the Facts Total Fucking Destruction And favedowninshit Performing? ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/51 "2020-02-12T19:50:15Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > What the hell does Bernie Sanders have to do with anything? Are you even trying to make sense? He’s conflating age with political alignment. Admittedly there is a correlation, particularly when you focus on the sort of ancientness that includes being out of touch with the development of language use over the past forty years. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/52 "2020-02-12T19:55:30Z")
@ OP — I don’t know if you set higher standards for females, but [Lily Allen is a rather popular female singer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ7cCQSxc7c) I don’t know if she uses Twitter, but she and her producers have e-mail. I think you should set your sights higher than a minor sportscaster. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/53 "2020-02-12T19:58:28Z")
Hell, nine years ago Cee Lo Green hit #2 on the Billboard charts with [Fuck You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNDVipmJfz8), which is, imho, a fantastic song. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/54 "2020-02-12T20:11:10Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Not concerned about it , just wondering what other people think. I should note that she tweets all kinds of stuff not related to her job. Some people have a personal twitter and one for their job, she only has 1 twitter account. Couldn’t possibly be less bothered. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/55 "2020-02-12T20:13:36Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I asked her what her boss thought about it. I guess since she did not reply I assume he doesn’t know or doesn’t care. I would be surprised if he doesn’t follow her on twitter. I think her boss is in Charlotte and she’s in Raleigh. Also it was interesting a few weeks back she said she has a roommate, not too surprising since I would think her pay is pretty low. Her roommate works for the Canes doing promotions at the home games. this is her roommate , she also does other sports jobs. > > [https://www.abbylabar.com/](https://www.abbylabar.com/) This, on the other hand, bothers me. Dude… ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/56 "2020-02-12T20:28:05Z")
Yeah, it seems creepy how you say you aren’t bothered by it, but you want to know if her boss knows, and also that you are connecting this discussion to the fact that you know she has a roommate, and you know who it is, and what _her_ job and her Twitter account is. At best, you seem weirdly paternalistic toward her. If you are bothered by it, it is perfectly ok to tell her that. I would suggest something like, “Hi. I’m a fan of your sportscasting, and have been following you on Twitter. I’m bothered by your use of the F-word, and the fact that it is on your page. I just thought you might want to know. I will/will not (you choose) be continuing to follow you.” If you aren’t bothered by it, but you’re just surprised, it makes perfect sense to have a thread about that here, but seems very odd to make a point of asking if her boss knows. It almost sounds like you’re threatening to tell on her, or as I said, being paternalistic. And I think gathering personal tidbits about someone from their tweets and listing them out as personal knowledge about them is the sort of thing that can make women feel wary about how the internet treats women. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/57 "2020-02-12T20:35:34Z")
She’s a hockey writer who writes for The Athletic. Neither hockey fans nor The Athletic subscribers (I am one) care about someone using the word fuck. It appears in stories as well. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/58 "2020-02-12T20:41:13Z")
OP, I think your interest in this reporter is more concerning than the appearance of a swear word on her Twitter page. Besides which, I don’t see how this particular Twitter account is owned, run, controlled, supervised, or anything by her employer. Tons of people have Twitter accounts that mention their jobs, have commentary on work-related stuff, and mix in personal inanities that have nothing to do with work. See, for example, her questions about whether she should buy adult-flavored oatmeal. Or about the Star Wars cantina band getting stuck in her head. It isn’t her work email. Just leave her alone. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/59 "2020-02-12T21:41:44Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > OP, I think your interest in this reporter is more concerning than the appearance of a swear word on her Twitter page. > > Besides which, I don’t see how this particular Twitter account is owned, run, controlled, supervised, or anything by her employer. Tons of people have Twitter accounts that mention their jobs, have commentary on work-related stuff, and mix in personal inanities that have nothing to do with work. See, for example, her questions about whether she should buy adult-flavored oatmeal. Or about the Star Wars cantina band getting stuck in her head. > > It isn’t her work email. Just leave her alone. Yes, but … my employers have always stressed that if my social media audience knows I am affiliated with the employer then they expect me to adhere to workplace standards (at least not embarrass them), especially if I also use that account for work/professional purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/60 "2020-02-12T22:13:29Z")
I forgot to mention the threesome I had with her and her roommate last week. BTW, I don’t care what people say about me on this site. Say nice things, bad things, etc. does not matter to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=4)