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A FB tool that would show the number of status pos...

2009-02-10T09:22:00.000-06:00

A FB tool that would show the number of status posts that a word or phrase was used in over a given amount of time would be really cool. And then you could compare the amount of status cussing pre and post CIYSD.

Wouldn't think such a thing would be that difficult for FB to build even if it was only available to them.

I think the C word is the new F word. When I was a...

2009-02-09T20:13:00.000-06:00

I think the C word is the new F word. When I was a kid you didn't dare utter Fuck in public. Now it is a fucking common adjective. I bet it had even been snuck into PG13 movies.

I think it's significant to note that there are "d...

2009-02-09T15:05:00.000-06:00

I think it's significant to note that there are "degrees" of cussing, or obscenity. Some words are offensive because they are generally considered "coarse", or in other words, equal opportunity terms like fuck or shit. But other words are denigrating because they are a gender-specific slur, i.e. pussy, cunt, ho. Ok, there are also some male-based curses, i.e. prick, cock, etc. But I mostly saw profanity that was of the former ilk, and it started to get my undies in bunch. I mean, if the cussing holiday descended into a bunch of racial or gay epithets, that would be a totally different kind of event. One that was not so festive.

Congratulations on not just creating a viral cuss-...

2009-02-09T11:43:00.000-06:00

Congratulations on not just creating a viral cuss-a-thon but a deeply analytical post mortem.

Enjoyed the socialogical experiment and am glad neither Burger King nor my perpetual-kids-over-my-shoulder spectatorship induced a defriending.

Moira