tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post2041897249620353735..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: Sampling reactions to Netroots NationFran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-32182989348864927472008-07-22T19:19:00.000-05:002008-07-22T19:19:00.000-05:00I've always felt profanity is mostly an aesthetic ...I've always felt profanity is mostly an aesthetic issue, certainly not a moral one.<BR/><BR/>Digby still swears. And for just one example, I did write a post for another site where I didn't swear, just because that was the house style. I also wouldn't swear if I were a guest on PBS' <I>NewsHour</I> (not that that's gonna happen!) for the same reasons. But on my blog, sure, if it feels appropriate. Digby, too, isn't preaching to other people and clutching pearls, as some other bloggers do. A few months back I heard an older blogger complaining about those damn blogging kids today and their potty-mouths… Listen, it's not as if the reason George Bush makes such horrible decisions is because people haven't pointed things out to him <I>politely</I> enough. It's been tried. And it's not as if Dick Cheney and most right-wingers are actiing, or arguing, in good faith. (Conservative bloggers often try to latch onto profanity or a personal attack as if it invalidates the substance of an argument, but ad hominem doesn't work like that. Also, it's possible to show <I>why</I> someone is a liar.) <BR/><BR/>Drifty's post is fantastic. As I posted over there, HTML Mencken over at Sadly, No recently repeated his distinction between "civility" and "decency."<BR/><BR/>Or as I normally put it, you know what's worse than calling someone a fucking fascist? <I>Being</I> a fucking fascist! You know what's worse than saying the Bushies are evil scumbags torturing people? The fact that <I>they've been torturing people</I>. I really could give a shit if anyone too stupid, craven, or morally bankrupt to condemn obscene acts objects to some profanity. I'm rather sick of the bourgeois authoritarians, obsessed with decorum, wielding proprietary as a weapon, content to allow unnecessary suffering – just don't let it spoil the view from the luncheon terrace. But you've said much the same thing many a time, BG. Fuckin' ay, that is some righteous muthafuckin' shit you've been laying on the Villagers, and they could use it, from Joe "Pompous Warmonger" Lieberman to Richard fucking Cohen and his Hello Kitty weltanschauung.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-67162216076909424082008-07-22T14:52:00.000-05:002008-07-22T14:52:00.000-05:00A good righteous post, and I enjoyed all the comme...A good righteous post, and I enjoyed all the comments. For me, losing my beloved profanities would be like a painter running out of blue.mark hobackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278212408374559241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-38144609299948344822008-07-22T09:56:00.000-05:002008-07-22T09:56:00.000-05:00I don't trust a man (or woman) that doesn't swear....I don't trust a man (or woman) that doesn't swear...you can always bet they have something to hide.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102698830252835240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-4081125358842545842008-07-22T08:54:00.000-05:002008-07-22T08:54:00.000-05:00Fuck yeah!Fuck yeah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-11134577353554892442008-07-22T06:15:00.000-05:002008-07-22T06:15:00.000-05:00Dude, Where's My Sugarcoating?Dude, Where's My Sugarcoating?zencomixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425613931488064403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-63568005706837357282008-07-22T05:39:00.000-05:002008-07-22T05:39:00.000-05:00Ew, its so irresponsible to use "bad" language in ...Ew, its so irresponsible to use "bad" language in one's blog.<BR/><BR/>I blush with shame everytime an obscenity slips into one of my blogs. But then, I ask myself, "What has responsibe behavior done for our country lately?" Then I say, "Fuck it! Go for the sleaze."Case Wagenvoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598177456573356261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-38467092677949867502008-07-21T22:21:00.000-05:002008-07-21T22:21:00.000-05:00fall into the Tengrain camp ... figures ... and na...<I> fall into the Tengrain camp ... figures ... and named my blog after my most often used word "yikes!" <BR/><BR/>Although lately I have taken to using "fuck" a lot ... and I'm inside the beltway ... YIKES!<BR/><BR/><BR/>BAC</I><BR/><BR/>Awwwww, you make me weepy, BAC. Much love your way. *smack*<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>TengrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-2233057792666199542008-07-21T19:59:00.000-05:002008-07-21T19:59:00.000-05:00Gee wilickers, I'm feeling a lot of gosh-darn pres...Gee wilickers, I'm feeling a lot of gosh-darn pressure to use the "F" words here, and all I really want to say, darnit, is fine post, Blue Gal; your integrity and humor has made me a fan of this blog. And I so much enjoy seeing the F word here, too. It's hardly ever gratuitous, and is a wonderful condiment on what you're dishin' out each day.<BR/>Whew! I made it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-39112716459309328092008-07-21T12:09:00.000-05:002008-07-21T12:09:00.000-05:00Go Cheney yourself!Go Cheney yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-11665633671353741752008-07-21T11:31:00.000-05:002008-07-21T11:31:00.000-05:00I don't care if it's been used: Fuckin'-A!I don't care if it's been used: <I>Fuckin'-A!</I>heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-76831778561225910462008-07-21T11:05:00.000-05:002008-07-21T11:05:00.000-05:00I have never been a believer in the use of obsceni...I have never been a believer in the use of obscenity just for the sake of obscenity. OTOH, when people start changing what was for them their natural way of expressing themselves, then their self-censorship has started them slide down the slippery slope of selling out. If you become afraid to tell people what you actually think and feel, then what's the point of saying anything at all?Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-79868266395461414792008-07-21T10:57:00.000-05:002008-07-21T10:57:00.000-05:00The problems we face in our country have always be...The problems we face in our country have always been accessible to reasoned, thoughtful critique. The folks that ought to be doing that (MSM, elected officials, etc.)have instead become apologists and water carriers. When those same people are so comfortable that they cannot gin up the rage to throw down on those who actually benefit from the pain those problems cause millions, it becomes necessary for others to do it. If the language that comes is tinged with rage, it is only because the ones who should be calling it like it is are calling it like it isn't. It's maddening. Why do you think America loved Mark Twain and Will Rogers? <BR/><BR/>It seems a shame how comfort becomes the greatest seducer of those with firebrands. <BR/><BR/>[The dry spot reference cracked me up!]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1577577604797369992008-07-21T08:45:00.000-05:002008-07-21T08:45:00.000-05:00"I was reading a summary of comments from Netroots..."I was reading a summary of comments from Netroots Nation, and I had two reactions:<BR/><BR/>1. I'm glad I did not go.<BR/>2. The A-list is selling out for respectability."<BR/><BR/>Profanity doesn't work for me, but it certainly shouldn't be an issue for these folks. I just think they're selling out, period.<BR/><BR/>It's like as soon as you hear that edgy underground song being used to sell cars or beer. You just know the edge has gone.<BR/><BR/>And I think that part of your post is unfair to weasels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-81645245592476370852008-07-21T08:08:00.000-05:002008-07-21T08:08:00.000-05:00You forgot a word in your quote. Shouldn't it read...You forgot a word in your quote. Shouldn't it read, "Joe Lieberman was and is a lying, warmongering, FUCKweasel"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-67128895808090450242008-07-21T07:00:00.000-05:002008-07-21T07:00:00.000-05:00i love this post! "right on" as we old ones used ...i love this post! "right on" as we old ones used to say! ; )<BR/><BR/>i will use fuck and phooey in the same paragraph, sometimes the same sentence.<BR/>language is for communication. <BR/><BR/>depends on what's needed at the time.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-5449715649398010002008-07-21T00:44:00.000-05:002008-07-21T00:44:00.000-05:00'Fuckin' A';>)'Fuckin' A'<BR/><BR/>;>)darkblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584075324283109495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-57375957286985693762008-07-20T23:23:00.000-05:002008-07-20T23:23:00.000-05:00How dare you compare Joe Lieberman to weasels. Som...How dare you compare Joe Lieberman to weasels. Some of my best friends are weasels :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-56260452065741762182008-07-20T22:48:00.000-05:002008-07-20T22:48:00.000-05:00I fall into the Tengrain camp ... figures ... and ...I fall into the Tengrain camp ... figures ... and named my blog after my most often used word "yikes!" <BR/><BR/>Although lately I have taken to using "fuck" a lot ... and I'm inside the beltway ... YIKES!<BR/><BR/><BR/>BACBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394238321236592123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-4151778434106337692008-07-20T21:31:00.000-05:002008-07-20T21:31:00.000-05:00the only time i clean up my act is for my inlaws a...the only time i clean up my act is for my inlaws and mom. fuck everyone else! if i had to sell my soul for a technorati rating or invite to a convention- well, frankly i guess i would be daily kos. oops- did i say that out loud? it isn't about respectability or being recognized- i left the democratic party because i see little progressive about it. the leaders pander to special interests every bit as much as the republicans and they don't make the news as much with their sexual trysts because they don't tie their lot behind the holier than thou wagon. the two party system is horribly broken and we need to dismantle it and start over. ain't going to fucking do that from the inside. but that's just my humble opinion.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-44215969720005873642008-07-20T20:37:00.000-05:002008-07-20T20:37:00.000-05:00I was reading a summary of comments from Netroots ...I was reading a summary of comments from Netroots Nation, and I had two reactions:<BR/><BR/>1. I'm glad I did not go.<BR/>2. The A-list is selling out for respectability.<BR/><BR/>As for language usage, I hardly swear in real life, and so that follows me to my blog. And on the rare post where I do swear, well, it is more notable for it.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>TengrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-30445766600625087712008-07-20T19:12:00.000-05:002008-07-20T19:12:00.000-05:00I try to minimize profanity on my blog except when...I try to minimize profanity on my blog except when it's used to underscore a point, which I think is totally acceptable and in good form. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is because in my youth I, like so many, overused profanity as a means of seeming shocking and being generally rebellious.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-16188845825455295552008-07-20T16:49:00.000-05:002008-07-20T16:49:00.000-05:00Where the fuck did that come from?Going all Big Le...Where the fuck did that come from?<BR/><BR/>Going all Big Lebowski Dude on our asses. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!<BR/><BR/>Again!<BR/><BR/>Amazing what comes out when they slice into a vein.Rehctawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995444077162800445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-70736524289921883242008-07-20T16:43:00.000-05:002008-07-20T16:43:00.000-05:00Oh, for fuck's sake! I've been guest blogging over...Oh, for fuck's sake! I've been guest blogging over at Feministe, and some of their whiny-ass commenters have been complaining about colorful language.<BR/><BR/>You know what's motherfucking obscene? The actual bad shit that goes on in the world every fucking day! Not fucking words that fucking bloggers use. Jesus Fucking Christ On A Cracker!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com