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In response to "I'm not sure how I feel about all of this. " by JaxSean

No rating yet. Perhaps not trailer fodder, but if it's pulled from the movie, well, that's just chickenshit

Posted by TWuG Oct 15 '10, 08:12

behavior.

Humor is in large part irreverent. If we start carving out protected classes that no one can joke about, well, that's just madness.

"Lighten up, Francis" as they say.

Context matters. If a politician said it on the trail, fair game to shout him down. But in a movie? Get over it.

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this offends us -- nm - The Association of Francis' Oct 15, 08:22
i actually really don't like the usage that way (the same way i hate the used of 'retarded') and i think if it's used in a mainstream way like this, - Andie Oct 15, 08:16 3
- My daughter was talking about "the r word" one day. Took me awhile to figure out what she meant. - TWuG Oct 15, 08:21 1
  - See, it treads a fine line (to me). Stop using it in mainstream media, it (most likely) stops getting used in mainstream society. - JaxSean Oct 15, 08:28
- It's a vince vaughn movie. How mainstream can it be? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 08:19

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