On Censorship

[CorbinKale]

Censorship, or any other rules, deemed necessary by the homeowner is perfectly legitimate. We are guests in this house, and we are free to leave anytime we feel the rules are too oppressive.

[Tery]

If you really have such a problem with not being able to use crude language, perhaps you ought to examine why that is? We seem to be able to live with it quite comfortably. It's kind of nice to have a place to go where we don't have to deal with it.

Whether Steve uses the words in his books is not a logical comparison. He writes fiction. We are writing reality.

[SueC]

I've had to read this thread just to find out what the 5 letter word starting with d and ending with o was! My brain must be fuddled today 'cos I couldn't work it out!

[Robbi]

There are so many words to choose from, you can express yourself without possibly offending anyone. Especially when typing. Some people open their mouths and things just spill right out without them noticing the offensiveness to others, their idea gets drowned out by profanity.

[morefutility]

My apologize for offending anyone. I was neither irritated nor angered by the censorship in question, merely amused. I typically get along fairly well in the "real" world,even considering my proclivity to refer to unmentionable topics in fictional works, lol. My personal opinion regarding censorship in general has evolved over the years. As a teenager, of course, I was aghast if anyone even hinted that a work, fictional or otherwise, should be censored. As a parent, I cringe when the lingerie store places radio ads on my oldies station. Censorship is a tricky beast, and I am certainly grateful that I am not in charge of monitoring the content of this site. I try to limit my own swearing to occasions when I try to fire up my 20+ year-old push mower. I usually have the foresight to ensure all children are out of earshot! Thanks to all for your well-reasoned responses.