19-May-2012, 12:30 PM
Quote:Words have more impact than you think. You can't go around yelling "Fire!" and expect people to decide if they will listen or not.
Yeah, that's true. I was referring more to "offensive" words, though. It's worth noting that they say that, if you're in trouble, you should yell "Fire!" rather than "Rape!" or "Help!" Apparently people are more likely to come to your aid...food for thought. It's also worth noting that "Fire!" symbolizes something in our culture that it might not in others...
Quote:Also, you have to consider that in the US culture, we ARE repressed and schizophrenic about the human body and sexuality. Therefore you are likely to offend SOMEBODY no matter what you say or do or post or think.
...which is why we need to be more open about it, so that we're NOT offended by something so benign.
Quote:In Jr. High School, I would take a gummi bear, squeeze its ears into points so it looked like Yoda, and then I would say to it "Eat you, I will!". And of course then I would it eat.