Comments on: Swearing in the Bloggernacle https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/ Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121470 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121470 Every time I look in a mirror.

]]> By: Tyler Mossey https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121469 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:35:23 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121469 What have you never seen a hypocrite before?

]]> By: Ben Pratt https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121282 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:39:19 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121282 I don’t swear at all, except for that one time at recess in elementary school, and another time I cussed out some 8th-graders when I was in 9th grade. The two punks had been verbally taunting someone I knew, and it made me feel powerful to see the way they shrunk under my foul-mouthed assault. When I told my friends what I had done, I don’t remember them acting impressed. Perhaps they were as disappointed with me as I was myself.

I’ve noticed the casual hells, damns, and asses on the Bloggernacle. Whatever. I have no desire to use such language.

“Wheat!”

Okay, I’ll make an exception for that.

]]> By: HeidiAnn https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121278 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:32:27 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121278 I have a friend from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and she’s told me that “Hell” and “Damn” aren’t considered swearing there.

]]> By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121275 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:47:49 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121275 s Relief Society?</p> ]]> Rebecca,

Do you feel there is a fundamental difference between having a gospel discussion with Mormons on a blog and having a gospel discussion with Mormons in your ward’s Relief Society?

]]> By: Rebecca J https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121274 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:36:57 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121274 It’s a public/private, formal/informal distinction. There’s a lot I say on blogs and on Facebook–apart from naughty words–that I wouldn’t dream of saying in church or certain other social settings (including online settings).

]]> By: Ian Cook https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121272 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121272 Yeah, if I actually thought of it as swearing, I wouldn’t have said it. I was just picking on her favorite state.

]]> By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121268 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:14 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121268 t think what you said is swearing. FWIW.</p> ]]> Ian,

I don’t think what you said is swearing. FWIW.

]]> By: Ian Cook https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121265 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:35:18 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121265 I typically don’t use damn, hell or ass unless it’s in a gospel setting. I did say to one of the young women the other day that “Texas is going to be the first place to burn in hell.” She was mildly scandalized by that. Those words are really mild and they don’t bother me, I still don’t use them however.

The other day, in the Bloggernacle, someone used some pretty harsh language. I felt it was completely inappropriate for an LDS themed blog. Some words were only alluded to by the first letter, others were fully spelled out. But, who am I, the blog police?

]]> By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2009/07/27/swearing-in-the-bloggernacle/comment-page-1/#comment-121264 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:11:11 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=2058#comment-121264 t know. If they do, then that says something about my perceptions of Mormons.</p> <blockquote> <p>It's been alluded to above, but I think the increased anonymity of the bloggernacle is a factor here.</p> </blockquote> <p>That could be, jjackson. I wonder why now though. Why not in 2003 or 2004 when the Bloggernacle was starting out? And will we see more people swearing, and more culturally severe words being used?</p> ]]>

Porter Rockwell’s unique personal expletive was “wheat!”

Nice. I may try that.

I swear on and offline, at church and in class.

TStevens, maybe those I mention in my post above swear offline as well. I really don’t know. If they do, then that says something about my perceptions of Mormons.

It’s been alluded to above, but I think the increased anonymity of the bloggernacle is a factor here.

That could be, jjackson. I wonder why now though. Why not in 2003 or 2004 when the Bloggernacle was starting out? And will we see more people swearing, and more culturally severe words being used?

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