# 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:** 5
**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:** [February 13, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/81 "2020-02-13T13:03:24Z")
I may have to go buy some pearls so I can clutch them. Mark me down for the “not a big deal in that context, but not appropriate in other contexts” group. > [@septimus](#): > > @ 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) That’s debatable (the “rather popular” part and, if you’re in a snarky mood, the “singer” part. I’m pretty sure she’s female unless I’ve missed a memo). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/82 "2020-02-13T14:31:24Z")
**Moderator Note** > [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I forgot to mention the threesome I had with her and her roommate last week. F-bombs bother you, but you don’t mind posting misogynistic sexual comments on a public forum? This is an excellent example of the type of boy’s-locker-room style comments that we are trying to get rid of around here. Please do not post anything like this again. ---
**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, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/83 "2020-02-13T14:50:03Z")
> [@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. So you think that a sports reporter dropping F-bombs when her fans like that kind of language shows ‘a general degradation of society’ from the good 'ol day when people would line up to shout racial slurs and death threats at a six-year old child daring to go to a white school? ---
**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, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/84 "2020-02-13T14:53:13Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > 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. Pssst… you’re a member of a message board that has a moderator sticky attached to the top of one forum that is literally titled, “Listen up, motherfuckers!” Talk about society being degraded! Someone should tell TPTB what that mod has been up to! ---
**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, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/85 "2020-02-13T15:09:05Z")
> [@Pantastic](#): > > So you think that a sports reporter dropping F-bombs when her fans like that kind of language shows ‘a general degradation of society’ from the good 'ol day when people would line up to shout racial slurs and death threats at a six-year old child daring to go to a white school? I’ll be surprised if you ever get UV to acknowledge the realities of the 1950s. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/86 "2020-02-13T15:27:00Z")
OP is being quite sexist. You would never do this to a male sportscaster. Are you going to tell her to smile, too? Finding it jarring that she used the word is one thing. Do you not see how weird your response was? ---
**Author:** ![Kovitlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/87 "2020-02-13T19:53:40Z")
> [@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. Okay, so what? Not everyone falls under the same circumstances. Are you upset your work place doesn’t allow you to curse while representing them? Tough nuggets - neither does mine. The fact she does doesn’t ruffle my feathers, nor should it yours. ---
**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 13, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/88 "2020-02-13T20:24:21Z")
Remember when I said I don’t care what people say about me on here? That includes the moderators. ---
**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 13, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/89 "2020-02-13T20:52:49Z")
You could just admit the world has passed you by, you know. ---
**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 13, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/90 "2020-02-13T21:13:49Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Remember when I said I don’t care what people say about me on here? That includes the moderators. Oh, I see. This isn’t a reasonable person recognizing that they shouldn’t be unduly influenced by the whims of others. This is a person bound and determined not to change even if they happen to be terrible. That’s less admirable. And yes, I know, you don’t aspire to be admirable. ---
**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, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/91 "2020-02-13T21:19:24Z")
> [@Kovitlac](#): > > Okay, so what? Not everyone falls under the same circumstances. Are you upset your work place doesn’t allow you to curse while representing them? Tough nuggets - neither does mine. The fact she does doesn’t ruffle my feathers, nor should it yours. I was responding to Ravenman’s statement: > [@](#): > > 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. My point is that one cannot assume that all employers will ignore content posted to a Twitter account not owned, run, controlled, supervised, etc., by the employer. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/92 "2020-02-13T21:29:40Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > I’m certainly not a prude. You and I clearly have very different concepts of what a prude is. ---
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/93 "2020-02-13T21:31:39Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Remember when I said I don’t care what people say about me on here? That includes the moderators. “You can say anything you want about me, but I’m not going to stand idly by and let an obscure journalist use the F-bomb on her twitter page!” ---
**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, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/94 "2020-02-13T21:56:48Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > My point is that one cannot assume that all employers will ignore content posted to a Twitter account not owned, run, controlled, supervised, etc., by the employer. And I was responding to the comparison to her Twitter page being like a work email address. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/95 "2020-02-13T22:02:25Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You and I clearly have very different concepts of what a prude is. It’s like a dry shriveled-up plum, right? ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/96 "2020-02-13T22:07:00Z")
I’m so upset by all these comments I feel I have no choice but to drink some skim milk. Or maybe 1%. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/97 "2020-02-13T22:11:17Z")
> [@Pantastic](#): > > So you think that a sports reporter dropping F-bombs when her fans like that kind of language shows ‘a general degradation of society’ from the good 'ol day when people would line up to shout racial slurs and death threats at a six-year old child daring to go to a white school? It was OK, they were well dressed and wearing hats! (That would be a Starving Artist reference for you youngins!) CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/98 "2020-02-13T22:15:48Z")
Let me know when she calls someone a cunt. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/99 "2020-02-13T22:20:05Z")
She’s been called a cunt by some Canadians. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796/100 "2020-02-13T22:33:56Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > She’s been called a cunt by some Canadians. I see how that’s an argument for thinking that all of Canada is terrible, but it doesn’t really reflect on her personally. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-sportswriter-has-f-word-on-her-twitter-home-page/847796.md?page=6)