Now see? You would probably offend quite a few Christians using that JC language in their presence. They might rather you used the F word, might be less offensive to their savior too.

I can honestly say, as a man, I have NEVER used the F word to mean Rape, and I cannot ever recall any other man using it in that context. If they are talking about rape, they usually say "raped", not F'd.

You ever watch Firefly? They do all the swearing in Chiniese. Kinda funny after a while.

I liked "felgercarp" from the original Galactica. That isn't a substitute for anything. . . that I know of.

"Fornucation Under the Consent of the King! Is what I once heard it meant. It truely is overused by even 4 and 5 year olds on my street and in schools.Bounderies need to be set between childhood and adulthood this is one of them.

Now you've hit the nail on the head! I'm more than a little insulted by anyone who associates me with the act of rape, no matter how remote that association might seem. Rape, as a heinous and violent act, is in a class by itself. Think about it a moment. The resulting physical injury is often, not always, minimal. The psycological damage is all but irreparable! I would not wish that on my worst enemy!

To be clear, the assumption that rape is less heinous to a man than a woman is insulting and erroneous.

As for the JC language, the last time I was accosted for using that term, my response was the following.

"You can't possibly know if I was cursing or praying since you know neither my heart nor my mind. I'm disinclined to explain either."

If this keeps up someone is going to have to rename this forum.

I'm much more offended by JC or GD than F; however, I have found myself in many occasions where I have said them all. Sometimes all at once! It's not something I enjoy doing or am proud of, but it happens. I try to stay out of situations that would cause me to say them. Sometimes that is not possible.

Uhhh, Yes Ma'am. (even though its not in my vocab. I feel bad because I read it.)

Clayton

My father's strongest language was "The curse of the seven snotty orphans on it" I supose that was offensive to orphans - especially snotty ones <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

poor little orphans, what did they do to anyone? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Some words of wisdom from our little friend Porky...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Q4IxITJZ4

Good grief, Tim! I would never use those words in the presence of another human being.


And that is the problem. Men use the word casually and publicly in a whole variety of contexts. It is the word itself that is intrinsically offensive, no matter how it is being used.

I'm not trying to change anybody's language habits, but I thought it might be good to raise awareness about how it affects a lot of women -- and also how it can affect other men's opinion of you.

You will all be happy to know that I am done with this thread. Actually, I didn't even expect a response to my original post.

I think it is well past time that women became aware of how they affect men.

As a nurse, I work in a world populated and dominated by women. Trust me on this. Women do not have a monopoly on ethics, empathy for the needs of others, or simple honesty.

Nursing is always hard, always stressful and is neither masculine nor feminine in its nautre. Men compose only 5% of the total workforce. Yet it is said of nurses, by nurses; "they sometimes eat their young." Do not presume that phrase was coined by a man.

And spare me the poor, abused little woman routine. It is old and tired.

Mary doesn't speak for all women, and certainly not for me.

I'm WAY more offended by men who leave the toilet seat up than by men who cuss. That seat-up thing is just disgusting and shows an abject lack of manners.

A conversation between a young bull and and old bull;

The two bulls are standing on top of a hill looking down on the herd, the young bull says to the old bull, "let's rush down there and noodle one of those cows!" The old bull stood back and said," hold an a second young one, let's go down there and noodle all of them!"

I love the word noodle, I use it all the time, in front of women and even noodlin' children! Noodle this, noodle that, noodle me, noodle you! Noodle off, macaroni head!

I hope I haven't noodled myself by posting this noodlin' response to this silly noodlin' thread.

I noodlin' love all you guys!

By the way, I have a noodlin' ARC 21 for sail, new tramps, trailer, box, noodlin' wheels, and a custom made gin pole.

No noodlin' offense intended.

Sincerely.

Arbo06, or Max Downhaul a some of you me know me.

Thank you, Tami. Finally, a voice of reason and perspective from a WOMAN. This thread has finally been hijacked, thank goodness. So now we can discuss toilet seats.

So, you think it is disrespectful to women for a man not to put down the toilet seat? Personally, I find it helpful when he leaves it up, because then I can see that I need to clean it. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I've never understood that - I mean, if I can check that the seat is down before I need it, why can't women?

I'm with jake on this one.

Yeah, why do they always leave it DOWN, when they KNOW we need it UP?! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

And, my wife leaves the seat down but the lid UP! If you are going to put the seat down, put the lid down when you are done so I don't drop my comb in it! Geezz... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Or better yet my toothbrush.. or wifes! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />