Views from the Sieve

Cord wrote:

ARNU wrote:That'd be the "prevent people acting like spastics and morons" agenda.

Arnu, who has taken the moral high ground about offensive chants in the TBS, uses the word "spastic" here.

I`m waiting to see if ARNU apologise for using the word " spastic " .

Hates a word, quotes a post containing it which is quoting a post containing it and uses it again in that post. Makes sense.

It's a word that shouldn't be sung at disabled children. I think using it in the context of describing idiots who do such things is quite acceptable. Spastic for so many of my years was an acceptable term but has in recent years become very un pc. It's use as a derogatory term for people acting in a less than sensible way or doing something badly as far as I know has never been particularly polite. I don't believe in apologies for the professionally offended , how I meant it and the context in which I said it I stand by. C•••• is a bad word, even that has a time and a place. I could have used that instead i suppose and none of you would have said a word. Hypocrites.

It is a word that should never be used at all to anyone; not only disabled children.
On another forum I used to moderate on, your posts would have all been edited to remove the word.
I'm leaving it here if only to demonstrate what idiots some people are.

ARNU wrote:It's a word that shouldn't be sung at disabled children. I think using it in the context of describing idiots who do such things is quite acceptable. Spastic for so many of my years was an acceptable term but has in recent years become very un pc. It's use as a derogatory term for people acting in a less than sensible way or doing something badly as far as I know has never been particularly polite. I don't believe in apologies for the professionally offended , how I meant it and the context in which I said it I stand by. C•••• is a bad word, even that has a time and a place. I could have used that instead i suppose and none of you would have said a word. Hypocrites.

Just remember your reply if someone calls you a certain word ARNU

Daggernewbie wrote:

ARNU wrote:It's a word that shouldn't be sung at disabled children. I think using it in the context of describing idiots who do such things is quite acceptable. Spastic for so many of my years was an acceptable term but has in recent years become very un pc. It's use as a derogatory term for people acting in a less than sensible way or doing something badly as far as I know has never been particularly polite. I don't believe in apologies for the professionally offended , how I meant it and the context in which I said it I stand by. C•••• is a bad word, even that has a time and a place. I could have used that instead i suppose and none of you would have said a word. Hypocrites.

Just remember your reply if someone calls you a certain word ARNU

Yes but I haven't called anyone a spastic have I? I have used the word to describe the actions of some morons we have amongst us. I have aimed the word at nobody in particular. What is everyone offended at here ? Me using the word? Me digging out people who follow us that clearly are an embarrassment? Or does anyone on here think I mean them ? Nobody reading this did I mean to offend and nobody reading it is actually offended. But we do have people who are perpetually offended by just about anything.

Auntie Merge wrote:It is a word that should never be used at all to anyone; not only disabled children.
On another forum I used to moderate on, your posts would have all been edited to remove the word.
I'm leaving it here if only to demonstrate what idiots some people are.

Delete it then. If I actually called someone a spastic then fair enough. But I didn't did I? In your position of high importance and natural urge to be a martyr all the time I'd have thought you'd have deleted it immediately and then blamed Thompson. There's nothing to see here, just the professionally offended kicking off over nothing.

It doesn't matter whether you called someone it or not, but the very use of the word associates all daggers fans with that vocabulary.

Calling moderators martyrs does not help your cause.

Auntie Merge wrote:It doesn't matter whether you called someone it or not, but the very use of the word associates all daggers fans with that vocabulary.

Calling moderators martyrs does not help your cause.

What bollocks!!
Sensible people will see the context in which it was said and reach their own convlusions. One of them being that the over reaction by the easily offended and pc brigade is alive and well on this forum. When did you become the judge of what is and isn't offensive? You let the c word f word w word etc etc go all the time. You've never pulled anyone for using the word retard or pikey and your happy to allow direct personal abuse go all the time. When it suits you of course. Your just sore because I identified your vendetta against Thompson. Just cos he threw you out for your stupid banner that time.

Arnu I have a busy day ahead and don't have time to moderate at the present so I have banned you for 24 hours as it doesn't look like other admin is around.
If they turn up soon they can moderate and release you, if they see fit. otherwise the best way to stop you trolling is to put you in the naughty corner.
I really am staring to believe that the only reason you post on here is to troll.

#FreeTheForumOne

News reports of Arnu's face being projected onto the Eiffel Tower to show solidarity.

all this nonsense just ban swearing completly, not that it offends me but small kids could look on here reading semi grown ups swearing.

arnu calling people morons and spastic's whilst acting a complete numpty is the funniest quotes ive read in a long while.

wd merge

To summarise

Use of that word is obviously offensive and has nothing to do with pc. That is such a lame excuse

The double standards was very correctly identified