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Profanity in quotes

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Versatile, Feb 20, 2013.

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  1. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    I remember about 15 years ago, Roy Williams went on a rant after a game in Lawrence, whining about the "wine and cheese" crowd and told them to keep "their butts at home" if they weren't going to stand and cheer.

    The Kansas City Star used the quote as "their (backsides) at home."
     
  2. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    I didn't pose innocuous questions. No one who likes censoring profanity would have started this type of thread. I did want to open a debate. And it's been opened. And people have made some reasonable points. If you start a thread with a rant, it tends to die pretty quickly.

    And yes, I think it's a joke that "ass" would be edited in the subject line on a message board theoretically populated by grown-ass men and women.
     
  3. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    In other news, I see the Politics thread got censored out again ...
     
  4. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    If the company did allow cursing to be published, do you really think that would stop granny from calling and complaining?
     
  5. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    If quoted in the paper?: "That (expletive) (expletive)."
     
  6. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Profanity in quotes? OK.

    "Fuck you Versatile."

    :D
     
  7. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    It wasn't long ago that my current employer finally allowed "pissed."

    My childhood pastor said "pissed."
     
  8. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Yes, we've probably all covered coaches or athletes who talk like that.

    I just don't see what it gains by printing or broadcasting that stuff, when the point can be made equally well without it.
     
  9. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    How about this one I've heard... The local metro where I live won't allow you to say "suffered" in terms of a sports team losing (ex: the team suffered a 49-14 loss).
     
  10. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    That's a great policy. If you're using "suffered" in a sports story, you're writing inefficiently.
     
  11. fossywriter8

    fossywriter8 Well-Known Member

    Piss is actually stated in the Bible.
     
  12. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Suffered is easy and cliche.

    Ina loss like that I would say the losers were "holocausted."
     
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