# 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:** 4
**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, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/61 "2020-02-12T22:16:54Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > 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. That is a good way to go through life. You ancient person you. ---
**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, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/62 "2020-02-12T22:19:53Z")
I care what friends and relatives say about me. But I am pretty sure none of them post here. ---
**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, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/63 "2020-02-12T22:29:34Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I care what friends and relatives say about me. But I am pretty sure none of them post here. Again, more power too you. Seriously, you don’t have to convince me. You shouldn’t care what I think about whether you care what I think about you. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/64 "2020-02-12T23:32:58Z")
Oh, you might also want to stay away from the [twitter account of Paul Bissonnette](https://twitter.com/BizNasty2point0), the color analyst for the Arizona Coyotes radio. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/65 "2020-02-13T00:45:32Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > 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. OK, but Bernie Sanders is 79 years old. He predates the baby boom generation. ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/66 "2020-02-13T01:00:52Z")
I don’t really get why a person who works at a sports writing job that drops ‘fucks’ into articles having a ‘fuck’ on their home page would be a big deal. Clearly it’s part of their brand, and like other people have said it’s likely she plays up the swearing. And I agree that the obsession with this particular reporter comes off extremely creeepy. > [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > OK, but Bernie Sanders is 79 years old. He predates the baby boom generation. And on the other side of the political spectrum, Trump uses significantly worse language than Bernie Sanders does - if any politician is used to mean ‘supporters are cool with bad language’, Trump makes more sense as an example than Sanders. ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/67 "2020-02-13T01:16:02Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > 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. Sure, if your employer told you, that’s a matter between you and your employer. What is bizarre is for your social media friends - or even non-friends - to question whether your boss is okay with something you wrote. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/68 "2020-02-13T03:09:44Z")
It doesn’t impress me very positively, but I’m a half a century older than she is. Given my perception of her age cohort that follows her, I’m inclined to think it is a good career move. Nothing bad appears to have followed, and she did get attention, which is now the coin of the realm… ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/69 "2020-02-13T03:50:13Z")
I’m with the OP. I think it shows an incredible lack of class and is disrespectful to the fans of the team, especially the young kids. I’m certainly not a prude. I’ll use that language in private settings with friends and in my personal capacity when dealing with people who are not offended by it (such as on the SDMB). But I think it shows a general degradation of society in general when that sort of language is out there for all and sundry in a professional context. Further, the criticism in this thread seems absolute as if using that language is acceptable in all circumstances. If there is a limiting principle from many of the arguments, I don’t see it. If I am giving a presentation in front of a room full of people and am running ten minutes late because of the weather, I don’t think anyone here would defend me if I rushed into the room with 80 people waiting, shaking rain off of me while stating “Fuck me like a whore on rent day, it sure is pretty goddamn wet out there.” So what is the standard? That it is social media instead of in person? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/70 "2020-02-13T04:40:57Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Further, the criticism in this thread seems absolute as if using that language is acceptable in all circumstances. If there is a limiting principle from many of the arguments, I don’t see it. Ahem. Me, in post #23: > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > All depends on context and placement. An F bomb in front of kindergartners is a different thing than an F bomb on your Twitter account, where 99% of your followers are adult sports fans. Or, “know your audience.” ---
**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:** [February 13, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/71 "2020-02-13T10:14:36Z")
I for one don’t think the OP did anything wrong. Informing her of the potential issue is perfectly fine. I might have worded it differently, but it’s not a big deal. There is a potential issue there with potential customers getting offended, and thus the boss might care. I agree the word isn’t that bad, but it still has a reason to be forbidden–so that kids have something they can say to be a bit rebellious. It’s a lot better than the 13 year olds who think they’re being edgy by saying the n-word. It’s good for society to have some minor taboos that aren’t actually that bad when broken. Not only for kids being rebellious, but so we also so we can express ourselves. “This is so bad, I’m willing ot break this taboo” is useful communication. Plus apparently saying actual curse words while being hurt alleviate pain more than other words. So it’s good to keep them around. ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/72 "2020-02-13T11:52:04Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > If I am giving a presentation in front of a room full of people and am running ten minutes late because of the weather, I don’t think anyone here would defend me if I rushed into the room with 80 people waiting, shaking rain off of me while stating “Fuck me like a whore on rent day, it sure is pretty goddamn wet out there.” Were I in your audience, I might later point out to you that “whore” has been replaced in polite society with “sex worker”. Other than that, meh. ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/73 "2020-02-13T12:04:52Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I agree the word isn’t that bad, but it still has a reason to be forbidden–so that kids have something they can say to be a bit rebellious. That is a _fucking_ stupid reason for making a word taboo. > [@](#): > > It’s a lot better than the 13 year olds who think they’re being edgy by saying the n-word. There’s a lot of air between saying “fuck” and being a little racist. Like, a whole _fuck_load of air. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/74 "2020-02-13T12:09:54Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > 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 I don’t know what you do, but her workplace is hockey games and wherever she writes the articles. > [@UltraVires](#): > > But I think it shows a general degradation of society in general when that sort of language is out there for all and sundry in a professional context. Never understood why when a single person does something that someone doesn’t like, they mumble about society. > [@](#): > > Further, the criticism in this thread seems absolute as if using that language is acceptable in all circumstances. I’m getting more of a ‘know your audience’/‘this is her audience’ vibe here. > [@](#): > > If I am giving a presentation in front of a room full of people and am running ten minutes late because of the weather, I don’t think anyone here would defend me if I rushed into the room with 80 people waiting, shaking rain off of me while stating “Fuck me like a whore on rent day, it sure is pretty goddamn wet out there.” Maybe not. If those 80 people were waiting to see Jeff Ross and he walked in and said that, they’d laugh. Unless you’re a sportswriter, I’m not sure that comparison has anything to do with anything. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/75 "2020-02-13T12:14:04Z")
The word gets printed in newspapers, FFS. Maybe not in headlines. But it’s right there in the Washington Post if you search. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/76 "2020-02-13T12:37:44Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I guess since she did not reply I assume he doesn’t know or doesn’t care. Really? My guess would be that she didn’t reply because its weird as fuck that somebody is contacting her about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/77 "2020-02-13T12:44:04Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Really? My guess would be that she didn’t reply because its weird as fuck that somebody is contacting her about it. Weird as fuck, and with the roommate comments, creepy as fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/78 "2020-02-13T12:45:51Z")
> [@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/) Giving off a bit of a creepy vibe. ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/79 "2020-02-13T12:51:30Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I for one don’t think the OP did anything wrong. Informing her of the potential issue is perfectly fine. Asking a stranger what her boss thinks of her behavior is creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/80 "2020-02-13T12:51:38Z")
I agree, the roommate thing is creepy as hell. And the question about whether her boss knows about it is something I would assume is an implied threat to go over her head to inform the boss about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=5)