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Warpy

(111,141 posts)

5. Yes, it has, although I prefer to call it PRISSY.

Reply to Cleita (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 06:44 PM

Oct 2014

Anyone who alerts on mild language in common usage should be given a time out. I wish DU would start tracking the number and type of alerts from all of us, to see who is doing the alerting over nothing.

It's very, very rare that I vote to hide a post. Most posts here are from socially conscious adults and nitpicking language is ruining the site for all of us.

Yes, hard fighting racist and sexist words should not be used. However, "gal" is not offensive in the least except to the type of overly prissy person who combs websites looking for things to be offended by.

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“The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun" [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 OP

I have a 'toon from about 18 months ago saying essentially the same thing :) Electric Monk Oct 2014 #1

Yep. Imagine if all that money, being spent to bomb Cleita Oct 2014 #4

You, and the badass general who won WWII MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #8

What if we used all that money OUR country BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #10

That would be wonderful, however, I feel the shambles we have Cleita Oct 2014 #15

Excellent. n/t DirkGently Oct 2014 #11

! MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #18

You got alerted on for saying gal? Cleita Oct 2014 #2

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Manny had an alert stalker or two Electric Monk Oct 2014 #3

Oh, yeah, and a few left wing assholes, as well Warpy Oct 2014 #6

"We connect off the site you know - and we make you 'own it' " MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #14

Yes, it has, although I prefer to call it PRISSY. Warpy Oct 2014 #5

No alerts that I know of, but... MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #7

Oh, OK. I misunderstood, but considering some common language Cleita Oct 2014 #9

gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal gal lindysalsagal Oct 2014 #12

+250 reddread Oct 2014 #13

Brilliant. We can now add Gal Gets Alerted On kcr Oct 2014 #16

It might have been alerted on - stranger things have happened MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #17

Someone whined about gal and won? ileus Oct 2014 #19

First year teacher heard the shots and RAN TOWARDS THEM... rustydog Oct 2014 #20

lot of heart heaven05 Oct 2014 #22

I'm just going to say it heaven05 Oct 2014 #21