Nope. It was considered one of the original "dirty" words that were banned on TV. I'm with the crowd that prefers

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Sep 25, 2022
11:17:52am

Division Bell Voted best poster 3 years in a

Rough language not be yelled at public events. Show some restraint.

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Division Bell

Previous username: BluePete
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Joined: Jul 20, 2002
Last login: May 16, 2024
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You should have a certain level of conduct at any event. Bad language is not

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:44am

Many people don’t consider the mentioned words as bad language.

HingleMcCringleberry

9/25/22 10:45am

Holy S… is pretty universally thought of as crude

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:47am

For LDS people. The majority of people don’t think of that as crude

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 10:47am

So lost we are saying the S Word- not something else?

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:50am

Yes. The majority of people I know, don’t consider that word to be crude. The

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 10:53am

Sorry for you and your belief that it’s just like any other word. I’m not upset

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:55am

That’s fine. I’m not arguing if you think it’s crude or not. I don’t think it is

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 10:58am

Sorry for you and your belief that you don’t want to hear it

bbqelitist

9/25/22 11:55am

If you think I can’t separate the two that’s on you

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 12:26pm

What’s the difference? Please enlighten us to the logic.

bbqelitist

9/25/22 6:51pm

I think most of us don’t need to “be enlightened,” we get it already.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 7:42pm

Ok then, enlighten me. What’s the difference?

bbqelitist

9/25/22 7:57pm

The coaches would have the good sense to shut up within earshot

MarylandFan

9/25/22 8:07pm

So in other words, no difference.

bbqelitist

9/26/22 1:59pm

How does swearing on sideline affect people in the stands that can't hear it?

MarylandFan

9/26/22 5:05pm

RE: Yes. The majority of people I know, don’t consider that word to be

MogollonMtsCoug

9/25/22 3:38pm

Wrong.

OverratedHumor

9/25/22 11:19am

I don’t live if Utah either. Every state I have lived in, people use it in every

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 11:22am

They still know it is considered crude, they likely just know you don’t care as

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:24am

Yeah maybe. But none of the people “knew” me or whether I cared about the

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 11:30am

I guess I am “projecting” (word of the day?) that based upon my experience.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:35am

Hahaha.

OverratedHumor

9/25/22 11:44am

Depending on my social circle, people I know do too. I still consider it vulgar

OverratedHumor

9/25/22 11:27am

I don’t use this language, and the people in my social circle are physicians.

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 11:34am

Wait, are you suggesting physicians don’t swear? Because I know a lot of

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:38am

No, I’m saying I don’t use the language being discussed (yelling swear words) at

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 11:44am

Not every other word. My gosh- you can’t see the difference? I work in heathcare

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 12:28pm

Watch latest season of strangest things, most common expletive. S is just 💩

DCCougFan

9/25/22 11:52am

This take is just not true.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:23am

Not always a good thing to buy into what the majority of society thinks.

Brisco

9/25/22 11:36am

Haha you have not lived around the suburbs of any non-lds place ever

CougfromtheSouth

9/25/22 3:12pm

Really? Where, under a rock?

Mathew

9/25/22 10:47am

You think the S word is acceptable if used over and over?

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:50am

At a yewting football game? Of yewting course.

Samsonite

9/25/22 10:50am

Yep. I don’t care what others say. I have my own problems. You seem to worry too

Mathew

9/25/22 10:54am

If you’re going to sit next to me at a game and say S over and over that’s a you

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 11:00am

No, that’s a you problem. Move.

Mathew

9/25/22 11:09am

Nope. It was considered one of the original "dirty" words that were banned on TV. I'm with the crowd that prefers

Division Bell

9/25/22 11:17am

It isnt banned on TV anymore. Neither is the B word. Which I found to be

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 11:23am

Typical government overreach, trampling on our first amendment rights...

joelvandyne

9/25/22 12:55pm

Well, even the MPA considers it such when rating movies. It’s not considered

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:01am

“Crude”? Do we share the same universe?

HingleMcCringleberry

9/25/22 10:48am

Apparently not. This is absolutely considered crude in the USA. It is considered

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:04am

The first minute is instructive... and analogous.

Division Bell

9/25/22 11:33am

I’m not arguing that it isn’t crude (and frankly say some of the words in the other thread at points), but I do find

specsauce

9/25/22 10:57am

Well said

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 2:29pm

This crap honestly makes it hard to be a BYU fan sometimes.

Samsonite

9/25/22 10:46am

Yes, yes it does

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 10:48am

Mother effin right here. All families should hear foul language. Consistently.

notsofast

9/25/22 10:48am

I don’t want to listen to you saying da or s through the game. I won’t complain

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:48am

Have you only ever attended BYU sporting events?? This is laughable

LakeshowCougs

9/25/22 10:49am

Well, it is a BYU sporting event that's being discussed

MarylandFan

9/25/22 11:06am

^^^this.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 11:12am

How many people did you report to the Honor Code Office when you were a student?

Magathis

9/25/22 10:51am

Zero- can you not control yourself at games? Maybe you have Tourette’s? I

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:52am

ABSOLUTELY!

Division Bell

9/25/22 11:19am

We should not expect appropriate language at games. If Pres. Nelson

notsofast

9/25/22 10:50am

This isnt just a BYU thing. I sat in Yankee stadium 10 years ago with three

WDaddy

9/25/22 11:07am

Well said. Thanks for posting.

Division Bell

9/25/22 11:51am

This is true of most people. Ask kindly and they will adjust. Most will.

NYC and Japan

9/25/22 12:53pm

Meh. Embrace it.

Brisco

9/25/22 11:38am

Yelling any words at a game is dumb because no one that you’re yelling at

maxpowers

9/25/22 10:46am

If it's in the scriptures it's ok. so H*** D*** and A** are all ok

crimedog

9/25/22 10:47am

If you pay good money, and the venue you'r viewing at doesn't have a posted list

UberDeek

9/25/22 10:47am

Do you have kids? Do you ever take them to a game? I once reprimanded

Plato

9/25/22 10:50am

RE: You should have a certain level of conduct at any event. Bad language is not

Mathew

9/25/22 10:51am

I guess I won’t invite you to my house to watch BYU games then

CougarCanuck76

9/25/22 10:52am

Probably not- if you can’t stop saying FU and SH I don’t think I’d enjoy it.

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 10:53am

The level of selfishness on display by people defending coarse language here...

MarylandFan

9/25/22 11:08am

Seriously. When everyone says "I don't have a problem with it"

B-Y-eautifulDay

9/25/22 11:39am

Careful... Your self-righteous is showing...

canndyman

9/25/22 11:29am

Maybe- possible many’s lack of class is showing more

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 12:26pm

Because he is standing for something? This is such a cop out argument when

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 12:42pm

Whatever helps you feel better about relentlessly judging people...

canndyman

9/25/22 1:29pm

"Let me behave in a crass, vulgar way... but don't judge me!"

Division Bell

9/25/22 1:33pm

If it bothers you that much, you should gone and talked to them. Not yelled from the stand up at them. Not called

Spiff

9/25/22 11:44am

I never have reported anyone- i suggested I would or wouldn’t feel bad doing it

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 11:58am

Hahahahahaha

AFcoug7

9/25/22 12:05pm

Or, we could not take offense but still stand for something as Gordon B Hinkley

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 12:18pm

RE: Or, we could not take offense but still stand for something as Gordon B

StationX

9/25/22 12:39pm

“Sloppy language and sloppy ways go together. Those who are truly educated have

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 12:56pm

Thanks for the sermon, but in which post did I say civility isn't best or

StationX

9/25/22 2:50pm

And here it comes…..and there it went.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 4:21pm

So maybe you should stand for something in front those who were participating in the behavior you feel needs to be stood

Spiff

9/25/22 12:45pm

I was on the fence, like I said. Have you ever had a moral dilemma and asked

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 12:49pm

RE: I was on the fence, like I said. Have you ever had a moral dilemma and asked

Spiff

9/26/22 6:41pm

Never lived in your bubble except at BYU. Most of my friends that aren’t members

SouthernBlueBlood

9/25/22 12:25pm

Yes, hold yourself to that standard if you so choose (I do personally)

StationX

9/25/22 12:34pm

The dissonance on not parsing personal versus public behavior here...

MarylandFan

9/25/22 12:42pm

Yes, that is a valid choice. Confront them if you like. I'm not telling anyone

StationX

9/25/22 12:50pm

So many unable to separate their personal threshold from the concept

MarylandFan

9/25/22 1:07pm

Newsflash: it's not about you. It's about showing respect to everyone around you.

Division Bell

9/25/22 1:37pm

Not actually a newsflash. I don't swear at public events.

StationX

9/25/22 1:45pm

Yet, you seem not to understand the concept.

BYU-Ite

9/25/22 4:22pm

I understand the concept perfectly well, hence my choice not to swear at games,

StationX

9/26/22 6:38pm

You seem to be getting all worked up about it. It isn't an "extreme concern." I

BYU-Ite

9/26/22 6:49pm

The misinterpretation of your OP is just a masterclass in internet dumb

MarylandFan

9/26/22 6:53pm

Talk about lack of self awareness.

StationX

9/26/22 8:47pm

No doubt. Nice pants.

BYU-Ite

9/26/22 10:46pm

Why do you lie about what he posted?

MarylandFan

9/27/22 5:58am

Unreal. But

Division Bell

9/25/22 1:36pm

Nothing wrong with having this standard.

APowerfulY

9/25/22 2:08pm

Are we allowed to chant refs su@& ?

Coug Dude

9/25/22 2:55pm

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