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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 110 points 1 day ago (12 children)

The word is fuck. You don’t need to be afraid of the word fuck. It’s just a happy, colorful little word and we should all embrace it.

Say it with me everyone:

fuck

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 4 points 8 hours ago
[–] fennesz12@feddit.dk 4 points 9 hours ago

OH NO! HE SAID IT! HE WILL BE SHADOW BANNED! LEMMY WILL LOSE ALL SPONSORSHIP! THE ALGORITHM WILL....

Oh wait. I'm on sane social media. Never mind.

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 66 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Now on the other hand, these absurd c*** n*** slurs should be blurred and unheard.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 8 points 21 hours ago

Removing cunt is an attack on my culture

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Ohhhh doing the stars on that one makes it look MUCH worse hahaha

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So...  neretardrd?

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world -1 points 22 hours ago

Go fuck yourself /s

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

I bestow on you, with gratitude and respect, this humble acknowledgment of your efforts:

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Tell that to the .ml folks lol

Their instance auto-censors them when they use it

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago

That's pretty removed

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

It’s okay, those aren’t real people.

[–] sam@piefed.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

censored words in posts are designed to artificially increase engagement

[–] milkisklim@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I'll buy this conspiracy theory for a thousand, Alex!

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Well, fack you

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

All that matters is you tried.

Please enjoy this duck emoji as a token of the internet’s appreciation:

🦆

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Congrats, you fell for the engagement bait.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Too bad it was on Lemmy, where that doesn't matter.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I sometimes find it interesting to contemplate how best to treat swear words. One the one hand, the thing that seems most obvious to me is to just say "theyre just words to express frustration or anger at something. Those are real and valid emotions, and its silly to treat expletives like theyre morally wrong to say somehow, or like its a bad thing if children learn them, etc." On the other hand, part of the appeal to using them is that they feel at least a bit taboo, allowing a sentiment like "I feel so upset with this situation that I'm going to break this social rule to show it". If theres no taboo at all, which you get when they're used all the time and entirely casually, they no longer serve that purpose very well and people start looking for new things that feel a little bit transgressive to say. Which paradoxically implies that there isnt a point in saying them unless youre not "allowed" to say them, except they cant be too offensive to say either or they'll feel disproportionate and rude.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

You're reading too much into it. It's just a word. It doesn't need to be taboo to have power. As long as everyone knows what you mean when you say it then it's a useful word.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Ignore social implications and optimize your swearing around the strength buffs. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11586181/

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

One of the most interesting words in the English language is the word "fuck."

It can be used as:

As a transitive verb: "John fucked Mary."

As an intransitive verb: "Mary was fucked by John."

As a noun: "Mary is a fine fuck."

As an adjective: "Mary is fucking beautiful."

It can be used as a greeting: "How the fuck are you?"

Surprise: "FUCK! You scared the shit out of me."

Anxiety: "The day is really fucked."

It can even be used as nearly every word in a sentence: "Fuck the fucking fuckers."

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The "intransitive" verb form is still transitive, just expressed in the passive voice

"Fuck" can be used as an intransitive verb though: "John fucks"

[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Mark Ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago

No that's mozzarella

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I can hear the audio from this but don't remember what its from. I do remember having it saved on my Creative Zen as an mp3 though.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

John Clease the meaning of Fuck

[–] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Yea that’s fucked

[–] PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My English teacher had a short lesson on this word. Can use it anywhere in every possible way. "Fucking fuck is fucked." "What the fuck is that fucking fuck." And be grammatically correct. Told the class "It's an amazing word and wish we can use it normally, but don't tell anyone I taught you this."

Dude was strict too, so in his honor I say fuck everyday casue fuck it! Why the fuck not. Don't like it, fuck you. It's a fucking word, for fuck's sake... fuck.