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Originally Posted by Og  First Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with this. There's a difference between having the right to speak and having the right to be given a pulpit to shout profanity into the world. |
No. There is no difference. You are creatively using the English language to support your stance. I have never once said that this forum needed a "pulpit to shout profanity".
I hope this turns into a decent conversation.
What is the matter with profanity, especially used in moderation. Perhaps I am coming from a cultural perspective since I grew up in MA and can be label a MASSHOLE. To us Massholes, even around the dinner table, it is not uncommon to undertake gossip and call someone a "****ing idiot". God knows I have been called that before.
A sign of close friendship among my culture is calling a friend a '****ing bastard' with a smile on your face.
Under the First Amendment you are limiting my right to speech. You are creating your own constitution, which is fine: ours has it limitation, but I hold dear to the First Amendment.
How can you support freedom of (non) religion and not the freedom of speach?
Again, I hope this turns into a civil conversation. I never ask for a "pulpit to shout profanity from", but I have the right to use profanity. Obviously what profanity is to is not to me.
Since you have the right to censor my words, you have a right to censor music and literature. My profanity when used in moderation and within the right context is much less offensive then some of the biblical passages.
Again, as I hypothesized, If I become a ****ing rude bastard, I will be ignored and marginalized out of this forum. Isn't that how morals and ethical systems are created?