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Old 03-05-2009, 09:59 AM   #229 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SageTree View Post
Thanks for explaining. Didn't mean to press my values. Maybe you understand where I'm coming from? It kinda rubs me the way it would it someone was like "Man I molested that....." Kind of a weighty word, but then bitch was likely alot less acceptable at some point. Thanks for the modern anthropology lesson.

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i understand your concern, and i believe that words can be powerful and hurtful.

however I am obviously not a rapist nor am i using the word in a malicious way. therefore the word itself shouldnt be labeled inappropriate, it is the intent with which words are used that make them hurtful.
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