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 Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:01 am
Afraid that I have been desensitized from the word. I hear "fur f**," so much that I can't even be bothered to care any more. I did some digging to find where the word stemmed from. Turns out the original meaning was a bundle of sticks. This could also explain why the British term for f** means a cigarette. They look like a bundle of sticks when in a pack. Later on the word came to mean any sort of social deviant. Anyone who strayed from the norm was considered a f**. It has only been within the more recent years that f** has come to mean a homosexual.
I'm a f** in that I am a social deviant. I am a fur f** in that I am a furry (I like anthropomorphic animals, sue me). My mom could also be considered a social f** in the sense that she was a single mother who never married my father. Thus making me a b*****d as well.
The point I am trying to get to is that words and their meanings can only bother you if you allow them to. Once people realize you don't give a care they tend to stop using the word. I'll still use it because it does describe who I am, but only when I need to use it.
Personally I enjoy being part of a bundle of sticks. We all seem to think alike, and have the same interest.
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:44 am
gurl, h8ters gonna h8
whether or not i get my panties in a bunch depends on the context in which the word is used.
i'm totally okay with how it's used in your example. you can't get rid of a word but you can change it's underlying meaning and what it implies.
i've never been super offended by it. i mean, i call myself a f** sometimes lololol. but i know i'm a fierce queen and i'm totally okay with all of the hate.
but if bitches want to start some s**t just because i'm gay and they're like "oh haha you're a faggggggg" that's when i know it's time to open up a can of realness and put on my cat claws.
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:28 am
I've discarded with the 'American' meaning of the word entirely- 'f**' is slang for Cigarette over in the UK, I believe, so that's what it is to me. I love people's faces when they call someone a f** and I ask, "You think they're a... cigarette?"
(It's quite amusing)
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:00 am
The_Radioactive_Woman I've discarded with the 'American' meaning of the word entirely- 'f**' is slang for Cigarette over in the UK, I believe, so that's what it is to me. I love people's faces when they call someone a f** and I ask, "You think they're a... cigarette?" (It's quite amusing) I do that, too. Or if they call me a f**, I go, "I am neither a cigarette nor a bundle of sticks!" Then they come back with gay and I finish off with, "Yes, I am happy. So have a gay day!" Cx Makes them shut up and leave.
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:39 am
The_Radioactive_Woman I've discarded with the 'American' meaning of the word entirely- 'f**' is slang for Cigarette over in the UK, I believe, so that's what it is to me. I love people's faces when they call someone a f** and I ask, "You think they're a... cigarette?" (It's quite amusing) I always reply to someone saying "f**" with. "He just wants to put you in his mouth." Then I remind them what the British term for it is, and they ALWAYS get this stupid look on their face. I love it!
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:17 pm
People take an unfourtuate offense to certain words, even if the use of the word isn't intentionally negative, it can be. with such a sensitive topic I'd suggest not risking it. It's better to find a word that's descriptive and as effective but doesn't hold any negative meaning to it or any that could implied.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:08 am
Absoltively I do find the word f** offending. ★ You don't call Mexicans Spics. ★ You don't call Asians chinx. ★ You don't call Arabains Arabs. ★ You don't call Germans Nazi ★ And you don't call Gays/anyone fags! → Granted all the other terms of addressment aren't quite the same,
I like to think my point is valid.→ That it's not ethical, nor is it right to call anyone,
of any race, or ethnicity the short form, of who they are. → We don't say n i g g e r when we talk about someone who is African American. Or at least I don't....→ f** is such an ugly, over-used, misused term,
that I would just love to terminate. → I'm more lenient with the word homo, cause it doesn't have the same esthetic affect to the ear as the word f** does.
But blah.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:02 am
Shiver`   Hey guys I'm hoping you all can help. I just got an assignment to create a poster about a social issue that we can take a stand on. I picked gays in the military. I'm in the Army and with the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy I figured this would be a perfect subject. Now I'm running ideas though my head and would like to know if a poster like this would offend anyone. Can you spot the f**?
*images of solders*
Yeah neither can we. However the word f** I find offensive myself. I don't know why but it has that negative connotation attached. But I do feel that it would shock the viewer into playing attention to my poster. However I do not want to offend anyone. Would the word upset the gay/lesbian community to the point that they won't focus on the positive message of the poster? Do you find it offensive? I have 3 weeks to work on the project and have time to change it since I'm in the initial idea phase. So any feedback would be appreciated. 3nodding Part of the reason why F** is offensive to people and can be seen as offense is because of its origins. Originally meaning a bundle of sticks, it started being associated with gays when in America people punished acts of sodomy etc by burning people at the stake much like witches using bundles of sticks to do so. In that context calling someone a f** coincided with meaning something along the lines of "you deserve to burn." quite literally. Although some people see the meaning as dulled now and do not take it as such, the original negative connotation of the word exists with its derogatory nature. Personally I do find it offensive myself because of the meaning it's once had and how negative it can come across.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:42 am
I dont get offended by that word.
If someone calls me that
I usually just go with it
Im like yeah I like d**k and what?
People dont usually mess with me
Cause I tower a lot of ppl 6'2
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:20 pm
Oh snap, you're a fellow soldier? *HIGH FIVES* heart
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:16 am
xd im a bundle of sticks!!!!!
lol jk....but i dont find f** or f*****t offensive. to me, i just laugh it off if someone calls me that
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:10 pm
ChristmasLolly Oh snap, you're a fellow soldier? *HIGH FIVES* heart High fives back~ heart (what branch are you in?)
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:25 pm
Marine-Kitty The point I am trying to get to is that words and their meanings can only bother you if you allow them to. If that were true- then words as a PTSD trigger wouldn't exist, so I think it's kind of unfair for people to say that.
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:42 pm
Esiris Marine-Kitty The point I am trying to get to is that words and their meanings can only bother you if you allow them to. If that were true- then words as a PTSD trigger wouldn't exist, so I think it's kind of unfair for people to say that. Boy, you just opened a whole can of worms with me on that one. I'm the last person to lecture on PTSD talk. I've practically had it since childhood, and have been forced to bury it so far inside me that I CAN'T let it bother me. I'm not even going to bother going into it. However, I have come to learn that you do have to let things slide. If not then you'll en up in trouble one way or another, mentally or physically.
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:25 pm
Marine-Kitty Esiris Marine-Kitty The point I am trying to get to is that words and their meanings can only bother you if you allow them to. If that were true- then words as a PTSD trigger wouldn't exist, so I think it's kind of unfair for people to say that. Boy, you just opened a whole can of worms with me on that one. I'm the last person to lecture on PTSD talk. I've practically had it since childhood, and have been forced to bury it so far inside me that I CAN'T let it bother me. I'm not even going to bother going into it. However, I have come to learn that you do have to let things slide. If not then you'll en up in trouble one way or another, mentally or physically. I'm talking about triggers- language and the human mind is more complicated than "Sticks and Stones may break my bones". I'm not trying to lecture you- just pointing out that as much as I wish words didn't matter- they do in some very real and very painful ways and that there is a lot of privilege involved in diminishing that in other people. It almost sounds like you're trying to tell people like me "I got over it- suck it up."
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