"Frat" vs. "Fraternity"

[fantASTic]

Eh. Only you can allow yourself to feel inferior.

I've found that brushing off things like that make life go by much easier and with much less strain. Lots of words are insulting, and few make such a stink about them.

[Senusret I]

You don't have to feel inferior to be insulted.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

You don't have to feel inferior to be insulted.

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Eh. Only you can allow yourself to feel inferior.

I've found that brushing off things like that make life go by much easier and with much less strain. Lots of words are insulting, and few make such a stink about them.

What he said. I'm not feeling inferior, and realistically someone who tried to use it to insult me would, 9 times out of 10 fail miserably. It would take extraordinary circumstances to insult me with it.... that said, the word is still demeaning and unnecessary and, except apparently in porn, not used in a simple anatomical manner.

[fantASTic]

Each to his or her own. It doesn't really affect me how you feel about curse words or whatnot, and good for you for expressing that opinion.

Back on topic..

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

Each to his or her own. It doesn't really affect me how you feel about curse words or whatnot, and good for you for expressing that opinion.

Back on topic..

Okay thought we were just having a pleasant discussion.

There's not really much more to this topic anyway, the answers are either:
"I don't like frat"
"I use frat"
"I used frat until someone told me not to"
"I don't get that the NPHC often uses frat or frater"
"Ha ha country get it?"

[Dougie]

My apologies for bringing it back up, but when we were still re-colonizing a rather boisterous alum ORDERED us not to use the term “Frat” on the basis of the “You wouldn’t call your country…” analogy. Honestly, now that I think about it, that is probably why when all the brothers go out drinking we start drunkenly chanting “Frat! Frat! Frat!”

Oh, and as a side note, at that same meeting that same alum told one of the brothers that his mother was probably a whore. It was quite the evening…

[SthrnZeta]

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

I hate cats and this thread.

[srmom]

See, the country thing never offended me because I don't place a lot of stock into swear words. It's not about the word; it's about what you MEAN. For example: A lot of people think that if they say, "Oh, Fudge!" it's better than saying, "Oh, F*ck!".

It's not.

It's the EXACT SAME MEANING. Therefore, it should cause the exact same amount of offense, and to me it does

You're joking right? You get offended if someone says "Oh, Fudge"?!!! But, do not get offended if someone says c*nt?

That's just nutty...

[fantASTic]

I didn't say I get offended at "Oh, fudge." I said I have the same level of offense as when someone uses the 'f word'. That level of offense is extremely low, almost so low as to be nonexistent. I DO, however, get annoyed when people claim that "Oh, Fudge!" is okay but "Oh, F***!" offends them.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

I didn't say I get offended at "Oh, fudge." I said I have the same level of offense as when someone uses the 'f word'. That level of offense is extremely low, almost so low as to be nonexistent. I DO, however, get annoyed when people claim that "Oh, Fudge!" is okay but "Oh, F***!" offends them.

I think you've got quite a backward view. If f*ck and fudge mean the same thing to you, that's great, but I don't think you get to impose that opinion on other people. And I certainly hope that you don't get "annoyed" when you use that kind of language around others who DO see it as offensive and those people deem you as trash.

[Drolefille]

I kind of get the point in that you mean fuck when you say fudge so what are you really benefiting by saying fudge instead?

Although not getting nearby parents with children giving you angry glares is a good reason. People censor themselves because of the offense level to OTHER people generally. I don't think many people self-censor in some smug attempt to not curse.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

I didn't say I get offended at "Oh, fudge." I said I have the same level of offense as when someone uses the 'f word'. That level of offense is extremely low, almost so low as to be nonexistent. I DO, however, get annoyed when people claim that "Oh, Fudge!" is okay but "Oh, F***!" offends them.

I say darn and shoot. Would you assume I really meant d**n and s**t? Because I mean what I would say, not anything else.

[nittanyalum]

I can guaran-dang-diggity-tee that I'd get waaaaaayyyyy more offended by someone calling me the c-word rather than some other negative term. There's only one way for that word to be used and intended -- look it up, it is always classified as "vulgar slang". It is NOT "just another term for the female anatomy."

[rockthecasbah]

I would note that Phi Gamma Delta's website is "phigam.org", so clearly the nickanme "Phi Gam" is still used. My chapter doesn't use it much but I personally like it better than "FIJI"...