If it is acceptable to call Bush, Cheney, et al "pricks"

[11 Bravo]

(and believe me, I agree with that sentiment); then why is it that calling Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and other wingnut women c*nts will get a post deleted in a heartbeat?

[KuroKensaki]

1. It's the word/language...

It's not the body part being referred to. You could call them vaginas if you wanted. It's the language.. That's one of the harshest swears we've got.

Though personally I don't think foul language should be a deletable offense.

[RobertSeattle]

2. From Websters.com...

Pronunciation: 'prik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
1 : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a : a pointed instrument or weapon b : a sharp projecting organ or part
3 : an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked : as a : a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow b : a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
4 usually vulgar : PENIS
5 usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority

[daveskilt]

3. a strange double standard

dick, prick, schmuck, cock etc are acceptable. Naughty words for womens bits and about women are not.

BUT on TV and movies you can show naked ladies but not penis's (peni? penisisisiss?)

The words are about redressing an imbalance in the way women and men are treated. The images show it still needs work.

[fob]

6. How do you refer to a wound with a lot of pus in it?

And you can't use "pee ewe ess ess why"

[fob]

4. You can't even have those combination of letters together in a

word in a post!

I had one deleted and a warning for using "bush* country" but left out the "o", although it was a typo I did go back and add a smartass remark about the typo actually fitting well as a description.

Be careful with that one. BTW, I'm for allowing ALL words, if it comes to a vote.

[damnraddem]

5. No, absolutely not -- that's an

insult to pricks everywhere.

[One Taste]

7. It's because women let it get to them.

Guys don't give a shit if someone uses the words "cock" "prick" etc.

Women have a hissyfit if someone says c*nt.

The same way white people don't care about "honky."

[LibInternationalist]

9. and the reason for that is...

because white men still have positions of power, and calling them names is not an implicit threat (white man speaking, fyi)

[daveskilt]

10. right on!

[One Taste]

11. I know.

White guy speaking here too.:)

[asthmaticeog]

12. Apples and Oranges, my friend

We're talking about calling Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham cunts, not women in general. So those two are not in positions of power? They have more power over public opinion than most men in America. Your argument is empty in the context of the original post.

[CaptainClark23]

8. self concious?

Cun't you just feel just a prick of self-conciousness at having to even ask the question?