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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
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[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 125 points 3 weeks ago (14 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

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 68 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

So...  neretardrd?

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Removing cunt is an attack on my culture

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

A real cunt move

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

Go fuck yourself /s

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] sam@piefed.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

censored words in posts are designed to artificially increase engagement

[–] milkisklim@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

All that matters is you tried.

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

🦆

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well, fack you

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Congrats, you fell for the engagement bait.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] fennesz12@feddit.dk 7 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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"

[–] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yea that’s fucked

[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Mark Ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

No that's mozzarella

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 0 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

John Clease the meaning of Fuck

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 5 points 3 weeks ago
[–] PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

That's pretty removed

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

It’s okay, those aren’t real people.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 points 3 weeks ago

The word is in fact cheese, good sir. Curd, even.