Bad language on AoS

[Marco]

Ok, 'bad language'... Aside from anything else, Joe, had you considered that the person (Josie) who found the "twat" comment offensive was female? It certainly doesn't seem like it, so I shouldn't really need to say any more on that.

In reference to 3WD, that is in the off-topic section, where members can indulge in some nonsense or laddish humour, or when they're bored and want to post something, but can't be bothered entertaining anything more serious.

However, we wouldn't allow some of the language used there to filter onto the main areas of the forum (such as used to happen regularly on the Wam), and to my knowledge that hasn't happened here, and if it has and others have been aware of it, will have been removed.

Yes, some people may find some of what's written in 3WD offensive, but then so do I when, say, something I've invested my time and money in is ignorantly dismissed as "foo" or someone indirectly calls my sanity into question, by way of implying I'm prone to delusion!

Moreover, in terms of 3WD, two of our most prominent female members, Bev and Josie, have been known to contribute to that thread and participate in the often 'adult nature' of the posts, including the light-hearted references to 'lady parts', so one can safely assume that they don't consider it as offensive. If they did, or if any female member here complained, we'd put a stop to it.

At the end of the day, however, if you don't like the content of 3WD, you don't have to visit that part of the forum, but it's staying put, no matter how much some joyless, prudish, self-righteous 'morality-saviours' like to tut-tut, who jack-off every morning to their posters of Mary Whitehouse

Marco.

[Joe]

Ok, 'bad language'... Aside from anything else, Joe, had you considered that the person (Josie) who found the "twat" comment offensive was female? It certainly doesn't seem like it, so I shouldn't really need to say any more on that.
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That might be relevant, were it not for the fact that said female is, as you say, quite happy with references to female bodily parts in twd. Anyway, thanks for the explanation.

[Marco]

No worries, Joe. There's a thing called 'being able to laugh at yourself' and not take yourself or life too seriously, but sometimes certain words or phrases will trigger a reaction. I suspect that applies in some degree to Josie (and most probably Bev), in reference to your above comment.

At the end of the day, what someone, male or female, finds as funny, is personal, so folks simply have to respect that fact. We all have our own ideas as to what qualifies as such, and so we should not superimpose our judgement on that (or indeed our self-righteous moral values) onto others

Marco.