lets say someone living in a near by apartment can pick up the coffee shop's wifi signal at home. does this constitute home intrusion on the coffee shop's part?
To rely on swearing to convey your disrespect seems to me like a much more narrow dynamic of expression. Its like a last resort when you can't put into words what you're really trying to say.
I can intend a statement to mean the exact same thing, with or without profanity. I can also use profanity without intending anger, malice or frustration (That's fucking awesome!!).
Using murder, rape, murder in casual conversation is fine by me. As is using fuck, shit and whore. If I am having a conversation with somebody and I hear these words from their mouth, in conversation, it does not phase me one bit. I am likely to use the same words myself, in conversation. If someone is listening to our conversation and is offended just by the words we are saying, it's their problem. They overhear the conversation, take the words out of context, and deem them bad based only on their personal feelings attached to the words. Now if someone says a profanity to someone else in order to attack that person, the offense taken is warranted. But this is also true of words that aren't profane.
Kids don't swear because mommy and daddy tell them not to. Kids swear because of the power people give these words.
The mommy and daddy reference was a metaphor dumbed down to a level anyone could understand. I could have gone into a rant about censorship, moral values, the FCC and jesus; but frankly, I didn't want to type so much.
While attaching an emotion to a word is as good an answer to my question as any, it simply reiterates the fact that you associate these words with feelings you have been conditioned to associate them with. I can say "eat crap" with the same inflection and emotion I use when saying "eat shit". My intended meaning of either statement is exactly the same. The only difference is in who hears it. If I can evoke an emotional response in someone with a word, not a personal attack, but a word, than it's an advantage I have over them.
I believe we can become desensitized to the vulgarity of profanities. Look at how much more often we're hearing "ass" or "damn" on prime time television. These words lost some of their flare in the last 15 years or so. Has the meaning of these words changed? Not one bit. People are just used to hearing them, and they have become disassociated with their emotions. Why can't this happen to dirtier, meaner words like fuck, shit and cunt? Why empower the words so much?
I completely understand that people are offended by foul language, but I don't understand why. The only reason I see for people to take offense is that it's learned behavior- i.e. "Those words upset me cause mommy and daddy told me they should."
Actually, I think the fact that people are willing to purchase a new peripheral that works on only two great games proves my point that people are willing to purchase new peripherals, if the games are there to support them, pretty darn well.
Ever play guitar hero? And what would prevent Sony or M$ from bundling a motion-sensitive controller in future releases of their consoles?
In the end, it all comes down to the quality of the games available. I've owned a Wii since December, and I haven't seen anything other than Zelda that makes the console worth owning. And even that is just a GameCube game with and updated control scheme.
I, for one, am disappointed with the Wii. Zelda was great, but other good games are few. What happened to Smash Bros and Metroid being launch titles?
Also, whats to prevent Sony and M$ from developing similar motion sensitive controllers (Sony is sorta doing it with the six axis)? If and when they do, with their far superior hardware, it will be bye-bye Wii.
I can't help but feel the Wii is gimmicky. In the long run, I think it will suffer the same fate as the GameCube- a decent system with a FEW really good games and a bunch of crap.
"I have this feeling that whoever's elected president, like Clinton was, no matter what promises you make on the campaign trail - blah, blah, blah - when you win, you go into this smoky room with the twelve industrialist, capitalist scumfucks that got you in there, and this little screen comes down... and it's a shot of the Kennedy assassination from an angle you've never seen before, which looks suspiciously off the grassy knoll.... And then the screen comes up, the lights come on, and they say to the new president, 'Any questions?'"
there are actually 14 different types of solid water. my guess is they're talking about Amorphous ice..wikipedia.
Also, I believe the 300C temperature is that of the water vapour in the atmosphere.
I consider Final Fantasy a brand, not a series. Each numbered iteration is an RPG with deep storyline, combat systemsand character customization. The combination of the three, along with (usually) outstanding soundtracks, visuals and gameplay tend to make a great (though not for everyone) game. The series is popular because the quality of Squeenix's FF development team pretty much ensures each iteration to be a quality gaming experience.
The same can't be said about the numerous spin-offs, which are pretty much made to bank on the popularity of the games they are based on.
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lets say someone living in a near by apartment can pick up the coffee shop's wifi signal at home. does this constitute home intrusion on the coffee shop's part?
didn't jesus invent the earth like 3000 years ago?
To rely on swearing to convey your disrespect seems to me like a much more narrow dynamic of expression. Its like a last resort when you can't put into words what you're really trying to say.
I can intend a statement to mean the exact same thing, with or without profanity. I can also use profanity without intending anger, malice or frustration (That's fucking awesome!!).
Using murder, rape, murder in casual conversation is fine by me. As is using fuck, shit and whore. If I am having a conversation with somebody and I hear these words from their mouth, in conversation, it does not phase me one bit. I am likely to use the same words myself, in conversation. If someone is listening to our conversation and is offended just by the words we are saying, it's their problem. They overhear the conversation, take the words out of context, and deem them bad based only on their personal feelings attached to the words. Now if someone says a profanity to someone else in order to attack that person, the offense taken is warranted. But this is also true of words that aren't profane.
Kids don't swear because mommy and daddy tell them not to. Kids swear because of the power people give these words.
The mommy and daddy reference was a metaphor dumbed down to a level anyone could understand. I could have gone into a rant about censorship, moral values, the FCC and jesus; but frankly, I didn't want to type so much. While attaching an emotion to a word is as good an answer to my question as any, it simply reiterates the fact that you associate these words with feelings you have been conditioned to associate them with. I can say "eat crap" with the same inflection and emotion I use when saying "eat shit". My intended meaning of either statement is exactly the same. The only difference is in who hears it. If I can evoke an emotional response in someone with a word, not a personal attack, but a word, than it's an advantage I have over them. I believe we can become desensitized to the vulgarity of profanities. Look at how much more often we're hearing "ass" or "damn" on prime time television. These words lost some of their flare in the last 15 years or so. Has the meaning of these words changed? Not one bit. People are just used to hearing them, and they have become disassociated with their emotions. Why can't this happen to dirtier, meaner words like fuck, shit and cunt? Why empower the words so much?
Well said.
I completely understand that people are offended by foul language, but I don't understand why. The only reason I see for people to take offense is that it's learned behavior- i.e. "Those words upset me cause mommy and daddy told me they should."
I just gotta say that made me laugh out loud. Thanks.
Thats how I feel about profanity. Words. Nothing more, nothing less. Why the fuck do people get so upset when other people say fuck?
Does anyone else find it ironic that they call themselves Microsoft? Every piece of M$ software I own is big, bulky and bloated.
Actually, I think the fact that people are willing to purchase a new peripheral that works on only two great games proves my point that people are willing to purchase new peripherals, if the games are there to support them, pretty darn well.
Ever play guitar hero? And what would prevent Sony or M$ from bundling a motion-sensitive controller in future releases of their consoles? In the end, it all comes down to the quality of the games available. I've owned a Wii since December, and I haven't seen anything other than Zelda that makes the console worth owning. And even that is just a GameCube game with and updated control scheme.
I, for one, am disappointed with the Wii. Zelda was great, but other good games are few. What happened to Smash Bros and Metroid being launch titles? Also, whats to prevent Sony and M$ from developing similar motion sensitive controllers (Sony is sorta doing it with the six axis)? If and when they do, with their far superior hardware, it will be bye-bye Wii. I can't help but feel the Wii is gimmicky. In the long run, I think it will suffer the same fate as the GameCube- a decent system with a FEW really good games and a bunch of crap.
"I have this feeling that whoever's elected president, like Clinton was, no matter what promises you make on the campaign trail - blah, blah, blah - when you win, you go into this smoky room with the twelve industrialist, capitalist scumfucks that got you in there, and this little screen comes down... and it's a shot of the Kennedy assassination from an angle you've never seen before, which looks suspiciously off the grassy knoll.... And then the screen comes up, the lights come on, and they say to the new president, 'Any questions?'"
my windows start button won't work!!
im talking about the dying Aussie in the street, amongst the throngs outside to see the Great Hero. naturally, there would be lines at the pay phones.
i dont know about you, but i wont be wasting one of my nickels (AU) on a dying Aussie
an innocent Aussie has to die because nobody could call 911 during his cardiac arrest. fuck you george bush.
sounds a lot like The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
did you even feel the sarcasm bug crawl up your leg and bite you in the ass?
I, for one, welcome global warming. See, I hate Massachusetts winters. And how cool would it be to pick coconuts in my back yard?
there are actually 14 different types of solid water. my guess is they're talking about Amorphous ice ..wikipedia.
Also, I believe the 300C temperature is that of the water vapour in the atmosphere.
I consider Final Fantasy a brand, not a series. Each numbered iteration is an RPG with deep storyline, combat systemsand character customization. The combination of the three, along with (usually) outstanding soundtracks, visuals and gameplay tend to make a great (though not for everyone) game. The series is popular because the quality of Squeenix's FF development team pretty much ensures each iteration to be a quality gaming experience. The same can't be said about the numerous spin-offs, which are pretty much made to bank on the popularity of the games they are based on.
...for PKing in Ultima Online
i've designed a special light-sensitive cloaking device that, when in the absence of light, renders the wearer completely invisible to the naked eye.