I can, and I do. It’s not even being hostile. It’s just how we speak in my part of the world.
I honestly think the way y’all are treating this fellow is much worse than any swear words I could read. So, yeah.
Well, then wherever you’re from runs on different standards, and you (and OP) should probably get used to the societal standards of the game you’re playing. Them’s the breaks.
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Then lets just give up trying to improve it.
You broke blizzard’s rules, deal with it.
You don’t have free speech when on a private platform, only when in a public space.
It ends when you grow up.
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Aww, did I hurt his feelers pointing out that free speech doesn’t mean what he thinks it means?
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That’s the thing. It’s entirely possible to convey contempt, dislike, or other strong so-called negative emotions without resorting to profanity.
One of my favorite phrases when I’m upset with someone is: “I hope your boat sinks and your mother is unsuccessful in raising help as she runs barking along the shore.”
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I couldn’t even be mad if someone said that to me.
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That’s the other side of it - adding humor to the situation usually helps defuse it.
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I like telling people “I hope you step barefoot on a Lego brick when you get out of bed tomorrow.”
Well now you’re just going too far.
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Every parent just winced in sympathy.
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That’s how it started. Now it’s “no shirt, no shoes, no service”. What’s next? Pants? Underwear? Where will it end!? I’m guessing by 2030 stores will require all customers to wear a full set of plate mail. I can’t wait!
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And doing so is infinitely more creative and mentally engaging than mindlessly dropping a bag of profanities in each sentence, contrary to OP’s suggestion that swearing is somehow creative.
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When you are in the right; you have no fear of reports.
Dumb people ranting are exhausting.
I like calling people various fruits and nuts.
Like, I could call someone a moron but it’s much more fun to call them a kumquat.
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Even if it did, there are legal limits to free speech and the person isn’t shielded from consequences.
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I have no idea what a kumquat is
And at this point I’m too afraid to ask
Small oblong citrus fruit. Think oranges, except they’re grapes.
Kinda halfway between an orange and a lemon, flavor-wise.
My partner loves them, for reasons she’s never been able to adequately express to me.
I’m going to call the next person that stands in an Echoing Thrust and dies an Eggplant.
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