Just thought you should know =P

OK Thanks

you mean "man-eater".... *sigh* your likely too young for that one!!!

$.02

that song is so catchy

Yeah. Now that it has been mentioned, I can't get it out of my head.

now I'm singin it too

Wo oh here she comes... she's a man-eater... watch out boys, she'll chew you up!

that's helpful.

Now I'm singing Kanye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY

dang...


(watch out boy she'll chew you up)

A man-eater?

And to think that you humans criticize me
for my culinary fondness for cat.

Merci for the warning I will keep my eyes peeled

Does anyone else find it absolutely ridiculous that a black man gets the word *edit* removed from his posts on an website that's supposed to be aimed at people 18 and over? Would it be less offensive to you if I started using the term "person of color"?

Go head get down

Dude forum rules are forum rules. Doesn't matter if you don't agree with them nor does it matter that you are a black man.

Practical standpoint: It's a lot easier to disallow a word entirely rather than have to pick who can use it, and when, and in what context.

In the long run, I think we're better off this way -- there's no ambiguity.

oh can I do that? how can I be a man eater? that sounds like fun!!! men r tasty rawrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

It's a lot easier to turn off your brain and not think about things in general, but we use this kind of reasoning in most things that we do.

Especially given that the word wasn't directed at anyone and had no negative connotation, except for that which may have been put upon it by whoever censored me.

The forums have rules. There's no use in getting upset about it.

Well, the owners of the site have decided to go with specific rules in the forums, and when you sign up, you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. I would suggest taking a look at them, because you may find some answers therein.

We've had the "freedom of speech" issue raised in the past, but the fact is that this does not apply to a privately-owned and operated website. Anyone can create a site and determine what will and will not be acceptable for that particular site.

I have been on this site for 3 1/2 years, and I can tell you that the owners and admins here are doing their best to make this site a friendly and comfortable place for all the members. That sometimes means taking a broader view of what constitutes "offensive" than you may find elsewhere. I, for one, don't see this as a bad thing at all. I would rather the site restrict "offensive" language (by whoever's standards) than risk alienating present and future members by ignoring the problem.

I have been on sites where the forum rules were less stringent. Most of those forums were more like war zones than discussions: full-fledged flamefests, rampant strings of insults and attacks, all manner of incivility. I certainly don't want to see that happen here.

The bottom line is you don't have to agree with the policy. You do have to abide by it while you're here, though.