Er, well aside from the moral bollox, no it doesn't make it "right", it just means that a lot of people say it out of habit, not through prejudice. Like people who say "that's totally gay" aren't all homophobic - it's just a phrase people use without thinking.silentNate said:Quote:
Originally Posted by icepick
Er and nate I don't really want to get into this here, but I think it's a bit much calling redsnapper a "sexist twat" just for saying "bird". It's a pretty commonly used word ya know.
Does common usage make it right icepick?
How very mainstream you are
icepick said:Er, well aside from the moral bollox, no it doesn't make it "right", it just means that a lot of people say it out of habit, not through prejudice. Like people who say "that's totally gay" aren't all homophobic - it's just a phrase people use without thinking.
Hysterically screaming "sexist twat" at people who obviously aren't just because they don't use the same language as you is one of the big things that makes the "left" so unattractive to the majority of people.
At least I'm not a kitten-esque PC fad-rebel with poor personal hygiene.
Not that I've met you of course but that's my mental image. Am I wrong?
(Would a few smilies here make you feel better?)
icepick said:At least I'm not a kitten-esque PC fad-rebel with poor personal hygiene.
Not that I've met you of course but that's my mental image. Am I wrong?
icepick reveals that he speaks without thinking, cheers fot thaticepick said:Er, well aside from the moral bollox, no it doesn't make it "right", it just means that a lot of people say it out of habit, not through prejudice. Like people who say "that's totally gay" aren't all homophobic - it's just a phrase people use without thinking.
Who cares- this is a thread on BB FFS. Humourless sod.Hysterically screaming "sexist twat" at people who obviously aren't just because they don't use the same language as you is one of the big things that makes the "left" so unattractive to the majority of people.
Nope, never met and never will- I keep good company rather than annoying twats that have nothing to do than troll bulletin boardsAt least I'm not a kitten-esque PC fad-rebel with poor personal hygiene.
Not that I've met you of course but that's my mental image. Am I wrong?
Yeah- smilies are great(Would a few smilies here make you feel better?)
Sorry nate, but the ability to overuse smilies is not tantamount to "humour".silentNate said:Who cares- this is a thread on BB FFS. Humourless sod.
silentNate said:How can they have actually booed someone so insipid and boring?
I can't feel a single emotion about such a vapid personality...
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Random One said:when did they decide to put another person in the house?
there is a new person in the house-Becky...and i swear her accent wasn't there ten minutes agoflimsier said:
Corax said:Shell really needs to get a sense of fucking perspective in life...
No shit dude, jungle cats rumbled- back to Uni wit' the pair of yaBBSite said:"They've sent someone in to f*** things up," reckoned Vic.