Why are people "offended" so easily...
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I find it confusing at best, and quite frightening at how pathetic we are at worst...
On the news recently, there have been a couple of stories about people swearing on air. Rage against the machine being one, George Michael being the other.
Now I consider myself to be (relatively...) normal. I just cannot get wound up about swearing. I do not swear much myself, and certainly not in front of customers or in public as it is not "socially acceptable". However, I simply can't get worked up about it if someone else swears. It is just a word, how you process it is your problem.
So, reading one of the articles on the George Michael occasion, and it seems that the BBC executive practically had a group w
k in stumbling over themselves to apologise again, and again, and again, then after the broadcast apologising again. Almost like they started, continued and ended world war 3 and killed billions in the process.
Who here gets wound up by swearing (that is not directed at you), and why?
On the news recently, there have been a couple of stories about people swearing on air. Rage against the machine being one, George Michael being the other.
Now I consider myself to be (relatively...) normal. I just cannot get wound up about swearing. I do not swear much myself, and certainly not in front of customers or in public as it is not "socially acceptable". However, I simply can't get worked up about it if someone else swears. It is just a word, how you process it is your problem.
So, reading one of the articles on the George Michael occasion, and it seems that the BBC executive practically had a group w
k in stumbling over themselves to apologise again, and again, and again, then after the broadcast apologising again. Almost like they started, continued and ended world war 3 and killed billions in the process. Who here gets wound up by swearing (that is not directed at you), and why?
A well meaning (or not, as it may transpire) BBC Radio 5 invites Rage Against The Machine to perform live on its breakfast show, no doubt extolling the virtues of balanced media reporting in the run up to the race to be Christmas Number 1.
They are asked not to swear when performing 'killing in the name of'
And then act or serious when the response is something along the lines of "fk you I won't do what you told me"
Interestingly, I wonder if the BBC were aware of the true meaning behind the track and its lyrics?
They are asked not to swear when performing 'killing in the name of'
And then act or serious when the response is something along the lines of "f
k you I won't do what you told me"Interestingly, I wonder if the BBC were aware of the true meaning behind the track and its lyrics?
Depends.
I was happily surfing with the TV on in the backgorund when my concentration was broken by a character interspersing every sentence with 'fking'. It wasn't Gordon Ramsey, it was just a serial, and the 'fkings' were cleraly put in by a scriptwriter looking for kicks.
So, because it was so stupidly unnecessary, and yes, my educated middle-class sensibilities were offended, I lobbed in a complaint to the BBC. I got a reply saying that it was after the watershed, so basically tough, and no words were banned on the BBC. I replied saying that I never seemed to hear the words n*gger or raghead on the BBC, which although they are interpreted as derogatory, do not offend me. However, call someone with a posh voice a 'toff' and it's open season...
fking lefties.
I was happily surfing with the TV on in the backgorund when my concentration was broken by a character interspersing every sentence with 'f
king'. It wasn't Gordon Ramsey, it was just a serial, and the 'fkings' were cleraly put in by a scriptwriter looking for kicks.So, because it was so stupidly unnecessary, and yes, my educated middle-class sensibilities were offended, I lobbed in a complaint to the BBC. I got a reply saying that it was after the watershed, so basically tough, and no words were banned on the BBC. I replied saying that I never seemed to hear the words n*gger or raghead on the BBC, which although they are interpreted as derogatory, do not offend me. However, call someone with a posh voice a 'toff' and it's open season...
f
king lefties.
Google [bot] said:
Australia does this right at least; just say 'language warning on this if you're offended turn over' before having all manner of swearing at any time of the day.
If only that was the attitude taken with other things over here...But even those warnings don't seem to stop some people complaining about it.
Google [bot] said:
Australia does this right at least; just say 'language warning on this if you're offended turn over' before having all manner of swearing at any time of the day.
I like the one on Tripple J that goes something like "If you are easily offended switch off now...because this song contains words like st, cock, balls and staffordshire terrier" 
To be honest swearing doesnt bother me but I hate when its used out of context and unnecessarily in films. Its like they are being used just to look cool or get cheap laughs.
TheCarpetCleaner said:
I find it confusing at best, and quite frightening at how pathetic we are at worst...
On the news recently, there have been a couple of stories about people swearing on air. Rage against the machine being one, George Michael being the other.
Now I consider myself to be (relatively...) normal. I just cannot get wound up about swearing. I do not swear much myself, and certainly not in front of customers or in public as it is not "socially acceptable". However, I simply can't get worked up about it if someone else swears. It is just a word, how you process it is your problem.
So, reading one of the articles on the George Michael occasion, and it seems that the BBC executive practically had a group wk in stumbling over themselves to apologise again, and again, and again, then after the broadcast apologising again. Almost like they started, continued and ended world war 3 and killed billions in the process.
Who here gets wound up by swearing (that is not directed at you), and why?
What we need is the "Sex Pistols"On the news recently, there have been a couple of stories about people swearing on air. Rage against the machine being one, George Michael being the other.
Now I consider myself to be (relatively...) normal. I just cannot get wound up about swearing. I do not swear much myself, and certainly not in front of customers or in public as it is not "socially acceptable". However, I simply can't get worked up about it if someone else swears. It is just a word, how you process it is your problem.
So, reading one of the articles on the George Michael occasion, and it seems that the BBC executive practically had a group w
k in stumbling over themselves to apologise again, and again, and again, then after the broadcast apologising again. Almost like they started, continued and ended world war 3 and killed billions in the process. Who here gets wound up by swearing (that is not directed at you), and why?
NEVER MIND THE f
kING bkSThe trouble is that "New Punk" is "Soft Punk".
Wikipedia said:
2008 Duffy incident
At the 2008 MoJo awards ceremony, Welsh singer Duffy attempted to say hello to Lydon when, according to her; "I was literally slammed against the wall, pinned by his arm at my throat. He called me a." She spent the whole night crying over the incident and felt awful about it for the following week.[22] Other reports indicate a slightly different scenario, that Lydon "was being interviewed and he had his back to door and she banged into him and then grabbed him. He then turned round in no uncertain terms to tell her to back off him".[23] Lydon later claimed he hadn't realised who Duffy was, saying; "people are trying to pin something on me. I don't know who this Duffy person is, or why she'd want to get publicity from this. I was doing an interview and she came up behind me - I didn't see anything. I’ve been with my wife for 30 years and I've been brought up to be polite and have respect for people, especially women."[24]
Adam Sherwin of the Times, who witnessed the attack on Duffy, wrote about the incident, giving an account which differs from that offered by Lydon, but placing the blame for the physical assault on John's minder rather than Lydon himself.[25]
At the 2008 MoJo awards ceremony, Welsh singer Duffy attempted to say hello to Lydon when, according to her; "I was literally slammed against the wall, pinned by his arm at my throat. He called me a
." She spent the whole night crying over the incident and felt awful about it for the following week.[22] Other reports indicate a slightly different scenario, that Lydon "was being interviewed and he had his back to door and she banged into him and then grabbed him. He then turned round in no uncertain terms to tell her to back off him".[23] Lydon later claimed he hadn't realised who Duffy was, saying; "people are trying to pin something on me. I don't know who this Duffy person is, or why she'd want to get publicity from this. I was doing an interview and she came up behind me - I didn't see anything. I’ve been with my wife for 30 years and I've been brought up to be polite and have respect for people, especially women."[24]Adam Sherwin of the Times, who witnessed the attack on Duffy, wrote about the incident, giving an account which differs from that offered by Lydon, but placing the blame for the physical assault on John's minder rather than Lydon himself.[25]
Edited by dilbert on Friday 18th December 02:05
I don't think anyone gets offended in reality. It is media outlets feigning the appearance of an outraged nation in order to make themselves appear more interesting.
Unfortunately in the last 12 years or so, we've had a govt who's agenda is driven almost exclusively by what media thinks, hence the age of hysterical PC and the easily offended.
Unfortunately in the last 12 years or so, we've had a govt who's agenda is driven almost exclusively by what media thinks, hence the age of hysterical PC and the easily offended.
Most people aren't offended, it's just that there is a paranoia about offending anyone at all. So of you're a black Irish wolfhound, there is bountiful payout awaiting you on the grounds of ethnic discrimination, colour discrimintation and the fact that you were violently set upon by the invading wolves and you need cash to get over the fact you've been opressed by the invaders.
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