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Originally posted by damasa
You know you wouldn't say America is a Cu*^, you would say it's a country. Get what I'm saying?
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Yes, I get it. It's rather hard to miss that two-by-four. But, just like every other time it gets hauled out and swung around, it's a lame -- make that
way lame -- analogy.
Of course, one wouldn't call one's country a ___. And the reason has absolutely nothing to do with it being disrespectful to shorten the name of something or someone one cares about. If that were the case, we would always say "America" or "The United States of America." This "USA" dissing would be out the door. (Question though: Is it okay to call someone else's country a ___? Just curious.) And what would we do about all those folks who love their 'burg or their 'hood. Not to mention all the folks go to school at or root for 'Bama or Ole Miss. (Come to think of it, I guess those CalTech and SUNY students have no respect for their schools either.)
No, the reason one wouldn't call one's country a ___ is because unlike 'burg, 'hood, 'Bama, Ole Miss, or, yes, frat, the "c-word" can actually be found in the dictionary (those that will print it anyway) as a word with one and only one meaning that is pretty-much universally considered obscene and offensive, especially to women.
When the general population starts writing "frat" as "f#*t" (oh but wait -- I guess it would have to be "fr*t" so it wouldn't get confused with "f*rt"), then the old "would you call your country..." analogy might have legs. Until then, give it a rest -- the case against using the word "frat" can be made much more effectively without it.