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JPPaverage

(508 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:27 AM Oct 2022

Oh my heavens! Biden used a curse word!

So President Joey Brandon said that "Nobody fucks with a Biden." And the righties are up in arms about it. Or at least the fact that it wasn't tfg or one of their idiot heroes that cussed. Because, you know, Biden.
I think it endears him to most of us commoners because cmon, who hasn't dropped an f bomb or two in their lives? Righties, just shut the fuck up and let a real man deal with your foul ups.

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Oh my heavens! Biden used a curse word! (Original Post) JPPaverage Oct 2022 OP
Wish he hadn't claudette Oct 2022 #1
I agree and wish he would stop using that word. n/t SheilaAnn Oct 2022 #2
Me too claudette Oct 2022 #4
Not sure if you're being serious. LuckyCharms Oct 2022 #27
it's a word claudette Oct 2022 #33
Oh for fuck sake. we can do it Oct 2022 #71
Really.. SMH! Cha Oct 2022 #141
Get real. This is 2022, not 1922. Tommymac Oct 2022 #72
He doesn't need forgiveness. KentuckyWoman Oct 2022 #144
I use that word...oh my stars...folks we need the fainting couch and some pearls to clutch. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #14
Why do you use it? USALiberal Oct 2022 #20
Why not? And not to be unpleasant, why do you care? Put me on ignore if I offend you in anyway. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #21
Calm down, Just wondered why you like it! USALiberal Oct 2022 #24
I am a Navy brat... and I lived on and off in the Midwest...was born in Great Lakes...both parents Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #29
Good points! I agree with you! USALiberal Oct 2022 #31
Thank you... Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #83
With so many MAGAts talking civil war online KS Toronado Oct 2022 #76
I don't either...and my use of profanity has worsened since Trump...so so sick of him. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #84
lol ok nt Torchlight Oct 2022 #30
I'm not fainting or clutching my pearls claudette Oct 2022 #36
Maybe just a little bit BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #53
It was a joke...but you owe me no explanation. And for the record, I don't think President Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #87
I think you should write a sternly worded letter to Presiden Biden expressing your disappointment Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #116
+1. N/T obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2022 #58
Thanks... Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #89
At least he just whispered it, not thinking he would be heard Polybius Oct 2022 #52
So unnecessary..... claudette Oct 2022 #55
I agree with you Polybius Oct 2022 #59
Yeah I mean how dare he lose his cool over a man laughing a dead children BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #64
He could have said to security "Get that man out of here, this is what the other side looks like" Polybius Oct 2022 #80
Yeah I'm sure he could have done that. BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #82
If it happened just that one time it would be one thing Polybius Oct 2022 #91
Great post...Biden is awesome. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #93
You Are Absolutely Correct! 💖😎 Cha Oct 2022 #146
Hi Cha hope you're doing well! BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #152
Aloha, BL! Just Focused on Saving our Democrcy Cha Oct 2022 #154
Ah, so you are bringing up a different time. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #92
How about his concession speech when he lost to Ted Cruz? Polybius Oct 2022 #99
That is not important to me. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #114
Really? Well I don't give a damn. I thought it humanizes him...hey he was a kid from the Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #11
I literally heard someone say the same thing about Trump 5 years ago fescuerescue Oct 2022 #28
There's a huge difference between this or FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #85
of course. no disagreement fescuerescue Oct 2022 #88
I didn't care that Trump cursed. I cared that he made fun of the disabled , mistreated women, Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #125
Sometimes it's the only response Buckeyeblue Oct 2022 #32
I agree. nt Raine Oct 2022 #49
No big deal, he's never used it inappropriately. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #3
But, to me claudette Oct 2022 #6
You already said that. Your opinion is known...and frankly I don't care. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #12
Did you post when Trump used it? Kingofalldems Oct 2022 #19
Of course not...this is reserved for Biden apparently. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #23
I wasn't here during his WH days claudette Oct 2022 #35
How about the 'Let's Go Brandon' thing? Kingofalldems Oct 2022 #38
Do you think it's okay claudette Oct 2022 #41
Joe Biden is light years away Sugarcoated Oct 2022 #86
Purity is fucking important...isn't it? Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #95
To many others, it doesn't matter. Caliman73 Oct 2022 #22
We have no control over what claudette Oct 2022 #45
I hate to say it, but you are feeding into their bad faith arguments. Caliman73 Oct 2022 #57
Well, I am on claudette Oct 2022 #60
Sorry you feel that way. Caliman73 Oct 2022 #62
My only defense is claudette Oct 2022 #65
Some people get super defensive here, and maybe do not articulate themselves well. Caliman73 Oct 2022 #94
Thank you claudette Oct 2022 #98
this one is not anathema treestar Oct 2022 #129
IMO they have cursed all along treestar Oct 2022 #128
Then don't use it. No one forces you to. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #70
I looked up cksmithy Oct 2022 #103
thanks, that is interesting treestar Oct 2022 #130
But to me inthewind21 Oct 2022 #104
I don't give a fuck. Iggo Oct 2022 #5
Fuck the righties. Aristus Oct 2022 #7
the can't d_r Oct 2022 #8
"Nobody fucks with a Biden." stonecutter357 Oct 2022 #9
😎💖 Cha Oct 2022 #147
I don't give a fuck. Nice proper words do far more damage than an FU. jrthin Oct 2022 #10
I don't understand that logic claudette Oct 2022 #39
Are you aware inthewind21 Oct 2022 #67
So that word claudette Oct 2022 #139
it does but also seems to mean treestar Oct 2022 #143
see post 103 treestar Oct 2022 #131
The Kids-in-Cages crowd can fuck right of with their sanctimony. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #13
Our very Democracy is at stake and some here are clutching pearls over a WORD? Get a clue. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2022 #15
I love the pearl clutching. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #34
Ice cream! 😆🥰 MerryBlooms Oct 2022 #51
Hi Merry...love the Dark Brandon memes...hehe Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #100
That's the solution! treestar Oct 2022 #132
Seriously makes one wonder. Thanks for posting. nt Tommymac Oct 2022 #73
The GOP can take their "moral outrage" and stick it. Disgusting people, one and all. walkingman Oct 2022 #16
Standing behind Walker is an indication of that. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2022 #50
I like that he used a curse word Picaro Oct 2022 #17
Relatable to those who claudette Oct 2022 #40
Boo hoo. BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #56
This is an implicit attack on Biden Picaro Oct 2022 #61
No it isn't claudette Oct 2022 #63
It really is...even if it wasn't your intention...and close to our midterm also. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #106
+1 BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #66
Speak for yourself please. The rest is heresy unless you post links proving it. Tommymac Oct 2022 #78
How is it heresy? claudette Oct 2022 #81
definitely a sign of the times treestar Oct 2022 #133
Fuck them, Brandon! MLAA Oct 2022 #18
They should be careful, I have it on good authority that Dark Brandon is out of Ice cream. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #25
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2022 #75
Thank you! Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #97
NEXT: Howler Monkeys Demand Immediate Impeachment dalton99a Oct 2022 #26
👇🏽 JohnQFunk Oct 2022 #37
I love that image!! Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #42
Some probably wish he had said, "let's go" elias7 Oct 2022 #43
Gentlebeings Deep State Witch Oct 2022 #44
Yes, magats are claudette Oct 2022 #46
If you think inthewind21 Oct 2022 #68
They are a pretty sanctimonious lot. Torchlight Oct 2022 #119
I hate these things. They are all over my town. Flags, t-shirts, stickers. It's really taking off. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #47
Always hypocrites treestar Oct 2022 #134
Let er rip, Joe. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2022 #48
But, there was claudette Oct 2022 #54
So inthewind21 Oct 2022 #74
TY for the Reality of What Happened.. Cha Oct 2022 #148
President Biden does not owe you or anyone an explanation as to the words he chooses to use. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #108
I didn't ask him for an explanation claudette Oct 2022 #112
It is none of your business or anyone's. It was a private.conversation. seriously I am left to Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #115
My motivation is simply to claudette Oct 2022 #121
amazing how hard that seems to be for treestar Oct 2022 #142
Are you fucking kidding me? WTAF!!! we can do it Oct 2022 #69
All those fuckers clutching their pearls about this RainCaster Oct 2022 #77
And, a GRIP. nt Cha Oct 2022 #150
Holy fucking wow . . . Richard D Oct 2022 #79
Easy there you may kill a fuddy-duddy! BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #90
Rofl Cha Oct 2022 #151
+10000 Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #101
Fucking right, Richard D! GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #111
+fucking1 betsuni Oct 2022 #118
Trump, July 9, 2022: "I'd hit 'em in the f***ing centre..." Fuck their feelings. ancianita Oct 2022 #96
If you're of Irish decent Sugarcoated Oct 2022 #102
My Dad was first generation Irish. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #105
I wonder if Joe really does this stuff "accidentally" 867-5309. Oct 2022 #107
Doocey is a dumb son of a bitch...and yes I think Presdident Biden pretty much says what he thinks Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #109
It's always a good idea, too claudette Oct 2022 #110
Unsuitable inthewind21 Oct 2022 #117
Why would you jump to that conclusion claudette Oct 2022 #120
Because inthewind21 Oct 2022 #140
That is a really good point...right wing talking point that seeing anything they don't like is Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #124
O my stars! Marcuse Oct 2022 #113
It's extremely American. The dollar bill should say One Fucking Dollar. betsuni Oct 2022 #122
+10000 Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #123
Someone, get the smelling salts! sakabatou Oct 2022 #126
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- Pearls: NOT clutched. electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #127
Trump sweats at rally struggle4progress Oct 2022 #135
Trump curses as he hits golf ball into water, struggle4progress Oct 2022 #136
Trump curses McConnell struggle4progress Oct 2022 #137
Trump Swears Up A Storm At Rally struggle4progress Oct 2022 #138
lol at 3:05 the wind blows his hair out of place! treestar Oct 2022 #149
Are the right wing really wound up about this? bluecollar2 Oct 2022 #145
Even Mr. Cool himself let a few slip... WarGamer Oct 2022 #153

claudette

(3,575 posts)
4. Me too
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:35 AM
Oct 2022

At least when he’s out with the public. I forgive him but magats will make a big deal out of it. Restraint is a good thing.

LuckyCharms

(17,441 posts)
27. Not sure if you're being serious.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:35 PM
Oct 2022

There are some unimaginable, future altering issues at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.

Are you actually scolding and then "forgiving" a man for using a curse word in a manner that hurt no one, that insulted no one, that put no one down, that minimized no one?

It's a word.

And it's a word that was used in an appropriate manner.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
33. it's a word
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:50 PM
Oct 2022

but a word implies a sexual act - that shouldn't be used in public by a president of the United States or any other official. And, I wasn't "scolding" him - all I said was I wish he hadn't said it. I didn't call him any bad name or mean it to criticize him in any way.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
72. Get real. This is 2022, not 1922.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:07 PM
Oct 2022

And it is just a word. Here used totally appropriately by President Biden. He was even grammatically correct.



KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
144. He doesn't need forgiveness.
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 03:59 PM
Oct 2022

Biden's cuss words don't affect anyone's life in any way, shape or form. People really need to get over themselves.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
29. I am a Navy brat... and I lived on and off in the Midwest...was born in Great Lakes...both parents
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:41 PM
Oct 2022

were in the Navy...I bet it was my first real word. I also spent a good amount of time at military bases too. It really is a thing in the midwest (military bases too). That being said I use it mostly for emphasis...and don't use it in public. When I lived in Georgia, I used 'bless your heart as no person used that word...see I can adapt. My husband worked for autos too he cursed and his friends cursed...so did their wives and kids. I don't care if Biden used the word. I am certainly not going to criticize President Biden for it; I don't help the right wing in any form ever...hey this sort of criticism is a fine example of malarkey...hehe


KS Toronado

(17,247 posts)
76. With so many MAGAts talking civil war online
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:15 PM
Oct 2022

they want to "fuck" over Democracy and especially Democrats, well FUCK them. I have no problem with
Biden using the word, reQublicOns do all the time.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
36. I'm not fainting or clutching my pearls
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:56 PM
Oct 2022

You exaggerate to try to prove that word is okay with everyone. It isn't That word is common usage here at DU so it's not like I haven't read or heard it before. I am talking about decent PRESIDENT Joseph Biden, whom I love and admire - and don't prefer to hear that kind of language from him.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
87. It was a joke...but you owe me no explanation. And for the record, I don't think President
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:30 PM
Oct 2022

Biden is indecent for using the word...he also called the ACA a BFD...big fucking deal.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
116. I think you should write a sternly worded letter to Presiden Biden expressing your disappointment
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:25 PM
Oct 2022

With his 'potty mouth. This is after all an important issue for you.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
55. So unnecessary.....
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:24 PM
Oct 2022

Don't people realize that it turns some people off and they won't even want to hear the rest of the speech?

Polybius

(15,423 posts)
59. I agree with you
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:30 PM
Oct 2022

But when Beto said that in August, there were lots of post about it here, and they were in agreement with him. I'm with you, however. Very unnecessary. It would have automatically disqualified anyone if this were 30 years ago.

BannonsLiver

(16,387 posts)
64. Yeah I mean how dare he lose his cool over a man laughing a dead children
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:52 PM
Oct 2022

I noticed you left that part out.

Polybius

(15,423 posts)
80. He could have said to security "Get that man out of here, this is what the other side looks like"
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:24 PM
Oct 2022

Never a need to say MF.

BannonsLiver

(16,387 posts)
82. Yeah I'm sure he could have done that.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:26 PM
Oct 2022

But I think most people who aren’t fuddy-duddys or insufferable scolds looking for something to whinge about understood the moment and why his anger was absolutely 100 percent justified.

Polybius

(15,423 posts)
91. If it happened just that one time it would be one thing
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:32 PM
Oct 2022

But Beto has a huge history of dropping F-bombs in public. I do agree that it won't change anything though.

Cha

(297,272 posts)
154. Aloha, BL! Just Focused on Saving our Democrcy
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 06:28 PM
Oct 2022
in '22 & '24!

Too bad some are so intent on Distractions with the Midterms So Close!!

Hope you're doing Well, too.. and Thank You for the Sanity I read in your posts.

Eyes on the Prize! 👀 BLUE! 💙

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
11. Really? Well I don't give a damn. I thought it humanizes him...hey he was a kid from the
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:51 AM
Oct 2022

midwest...potty mouths go with the territory. Oh and a big welcome ...

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
28. I literally heard someone say the same thing about Trump 5 years ago
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:41 PM
Oct 2022

Personally I don't mind a little curse.

But I'm not kidding when I say I heard someone justify some Trump behavior with the same reason.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)
85. There's a huge difference between this or
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:28 PM
Oct 2022

saying that passing the ACA is a BFD (it was) and some sleazy grifter bragging about getting away with grabbing someone's pussy.

It wasn't the terminology then or now, it is the context.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
125. I didn't care that Trump cursed. I cared that he made fun of the disabled , mistreated women,
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:05 PM
Oct 2022

caged babies, kill New yorkers deliberately with Covid because they didn't vote for him...Trump has many faults but I could not care less if he uses bad words.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
32. Sometimes it's the only response
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:48 PM
Oct 2022

The people who use "fuck" every other word tend to be off putting. It just gets old. But cussing, in general, especially if done well, adds a nice spice to the language.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)
3. No big deal, he's never used it inappropriately.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:35 AM
Oct 2022

If there weren't microphones around waiting to catch something, we'd probably never know.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
35. I wasn't here during his WH days
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:53 PM
Oct 2022

And - I would expect such language from a pig as Dump - but not from Joe Biden - IN PUBLIC.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
41. Do you think it's okay
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:05 PM
Oct 2022

to be like the magat pigs? I detest all of them and their orange leader and would never measure or compare any behavior with theirs.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
22. To many others, it doesn't matter.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 12:18 PM
Oct 2022

You are certainly entitled to your opinion on the matter. There are certainly people who do not use curse words. I would wager, especially among men, and men with power, that curse words are used more often than you think.

The issue is that right wingers use ANYTHING and always in bad faith, to try to criticize Democrats. Dick Cheney told another colleague, on the Senate Floor, where there are rules about decorum, to, "Go fuck yourself". There was NO right wing outrage then about how inappropriate that was. If they really think that it is inappropriate, they would have had the same reaction to both men using the phrase/word.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
45. We have no control over what
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:13 PM
Oct 2022

right-wing magats do or say that is inappropriate or if they have outrage about their own bad behavior. But, I care about what our President says. I love him and hate to see him attacked - which magats will do to him for this.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
57. I hate to say it, but you are feeding into their bad faith arguments.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:28 PM
Oct 2022

You hate to see him attacked? They will attack him for whatever he does. Do you remember the outrage over President Obama's Tan Suit? They attacked over the color of his clothing, when one of their idols wore the exact color.

When we get "scared" or worried about what they will say about our candidate or politician, then we give them power over the framing of any situation. People curse, it is very common. It is not inappropriate or uncivil for a grown man to curse. There is nothing to apologize for, or be scared about. It is fake outrage.

Don't feed into or give power to the right wing's bad faith arguments by getting nervous about what they will say.

Simply say, "shut up you bunch of hypocrites" or as Dr. Jordan Peterson says, "Clean your own house before you start criticizing your neighbor's".

claudette

(3,575 posts)
60. Well, I am on
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:31 PM
Oct 2022

a Democratic Underground forum and do not feel that expressing my opinion on this feeds into right-wing bad faith arguments. Don't you think that by using such language, Dems themselves could give fodder for attacks?

I'm so sorry I expressed my opinion here. I'm done in this thread. I've learned my lesson.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
62. Sorry you feel that way.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:43 PM
Oct 2022

I have my opinions challenged regularly. Unless someone is using bad faith arguments or hostile language I engage in the discussion or debate. I never feel sorry that I expressed my opinion because debate and discussion are learning experiences.

I do not think that using such language creates fodder for attack. As I said repeatedly, the right wing needs no fodder for attack. If they have nothing to attack with, they will lie and make something up with which to attack.

As I said before, President Biden used a curse word, a not uncommon one. You can certainly think that it was inappropriate. I don't.

I am sorry that the lesson you are taking away from this is that you should not share your opinion. I would say that a better take away is to have a good defensible position as to why you have that opinion.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
65. My only defense is
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:58 PM
Oct 2022

I don’t like to hear or read that word. If that makes me weird or not a true liberal in the eyes of some here, I have no other defense. I did not think expressing my wish that President Biden hadn't used that word in public would cause a problem for some. Doesn't mean I don’t love him and I will vote for him again.

But, if that’s the way it is here, I will remember this experience. Thanks

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
94. Some people get super defensive here, and maybe do not articulate themselves well.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:36 PM
Oct 2022

I hope that I am not one of those. I know that there are people on DU who see any criticism of President Biden, or other Democrats (except ones they don't like) as anathema, and they uses personally attacking language.

I try, and likely fail, not to do that. I actually like to have honest open discussions and debates.

I do not think you are weird. I also understand your concern. I simply do not share that concern, and I could not care less what the opposition thinks about the President's language, especially after they embraced a disgusting figure like Donald Trump as the leader of their party and continue to defend him.

I do not love President Biden either. I think he is a decent human being who is doing his best to help the American people. I think he has flaws in his policy and worldview (of which using the "F word" is not one), but he is infinitely better than anything the Republicans can ever put up as a candidate.

I would advise you to not emphasize this experience too much. Chalk it up to people getting too sensitive and defensive about "their President".

treestar

(82,383 posts)
129. this one is not anathema
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:18 PM
Oct 2022

and the real issue is that does the criticism help the division of Democrats and help the right wing. Nobody says all criticism is terrible. We've been through this with Obama too. When there is a Democratic president, we need to support them so that the rest of the voters, the ones who are influenced by the general tone, don't get even more negativity for the Democratic President than the media already gives them.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
128. IMO they have cursed all along
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:15 PM
Oct 2022

and the media used to be gentlemanly as they called it. They just didn't report it. Or they were not close enough. As the internet came along, we get more and more information, and so it comes out whereas it did not before.

Being "in public" has gotten to mean more situations than it used to.

We know Nixon cussed up a storm, and I bet LBJ did - have no doubt on the one.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)
70. Then don't use it. No one forces you to.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:05 PM
Oct 2022

I'm always amazed at how "christians" and republicons want to prohibit others from doing what they don't like.

I don't believe I've seen where Biden used any no-no word other than in what could be considered a private conversation. It's never been in a SOTU, an "official" public conversation or any other official speech.

cksmithy

(231 posts)
103. I looked up
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:49 PM
Oct 2022

the origin of the word fuck, old german meaning to strike or penetrate. It became slang for sexual intercourse, but the original meaning is what people mean, (even if they don't know it), when they say "fuck you." It is entirely appropriate for our President Joe Biden to say that I also remember him saying it was a big fucking deal when we got the affordable care act.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
130. thanks, that is interesting
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:20 PM
Oct 2022

always hated that the word meant both sexual intercourse and something negative, as though sex was negative or a "taking advantage." But that makes sense.

Biden hasn't said it in anger, either. Both those examples show that.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
104. But to me
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:51 PM
Oct 2022

and many others that word is just another word. No harm caused, no laws broke. A word in a conversation not with me or anyone on this thread. Here's a few other examples of "but to me and many others....

"But to me and many others, filling a B/C prescription is inappropriate."

"But to me and many others, "their" marriage is inappropriate and shouldn't be allowed"

"But to me and may others abortion is inappropriate. And the list goes on an on and on.

Why is it so difficult for people to just live their own lives and stop worrying about what others are doing that might offend them? I have one rule, as long it's not breaking any laws or causing others actual harm, knock yourself out and do what you do. It's has no bearing on me or my life at all. Judge not lest ye be judged.

Aristus

(66,380 posts)
7. Fuck the righties.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:41 AM
Oct 2022

TFG swore like a mobster on the waterfront. But President Biden drops an occasional f-bomb, and all of a sudden the righties turn into a bunch of fainting blue-stockings.

d_r

(6,907 posts)
8. the can't
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:42 AM
Oct 2022

have their moral high ground and eat it too. Bunch of dim-witted, pear-clutching hypocrites

jrthin

(4,836 posts)
10. I don't give a fuck. Nice proper words do far more damage than an FU.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:50 AM
Oct 2022

Nice "appropriate" words strip us of our rights, our dignity and our lives. Look at the pretty, nice, appropriate words used to end Roe vs. Wade, for example.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
39. I don't understand that logic
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:02 PM
Oct 2022

A curse word that has a meaning of a sexual act is certainly inappropriate, to me. I don't see how that is comparable to the language used to end Roe v. Wade.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
67. Are you aware
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:01 PM
Oct 2022

That words meanings change over time? I recommend watching The History of swear words on Netflix.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
143. it does but also seems to mean
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 03:57 PM
Oct 2022

to mess with - and also to be an adjective like "very" but moreso, as if BFD

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
13. The Kids-in-Cages crowd can fuck right of with their sanctimony.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 11:57 AM
Oct 2022

Joe Biden dropping an f-bomb doesn't even hit the radar compared to everything these motherfuckers have been doing for the past century. Lying us into unnecessary wars, separating children who were fleeing violence from their parents and locking them in fucking cages, giving a pass to sexual predators, looting our treasury, destroying our democracy... Fuck them and their fake outrage.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
78. Speak for yourself please. The rest is heresy unless you post links proving it.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:17 PM
Oct 2022

For me, and several others as evidenced in this thread, fuck is a completely acceptable word when used as emphasis to make a point.

As is Shit. Vagina. Penis. Piss. And so forth.

You get it, if not look up George Carlin and his 7 words not allowed on tv. Pretty funny stuff that hits the bullseye of reality.

The point is, this is now a RW talking point, and it just seems that your timing is a bit off. He's said fuck in public at least one other time, and perhaps more.

Big fucking deal.



claudette

(3,575 posts)
81. How is it heresy?
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:24 PM
Oct 2022

And I’m not the only one in this thread who did not feel that word was relatable. More of you do. That’s fine. A sign of the times. You and the others can say whatever words are allowed here. Not all of us agree on what is appropriate for a President to say in public. Simple as that.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
133. definitely a sign of the times
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:28 PM
Oct 2022

both with Beto and Biden.

Something never done or never reported in the past. It seems things are getting more and more casual in our culture. We have people not dressing up, wearing pajamas to drop kids off at school, all sorts of things never dreamed of when I was growing up, say. It's seems to be a cultural phenomenon.

Perhaps there will be a backlash.

elias7

(4,006 posts)
43. Some probably wish he had said, "let's go"
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:08 PM
Oct 2022

The right has been actively cursing Biden with the Brandon thing for quite a while now. I think his statement was a retort to that, and besides, it was a hot mic, not meant to be public.

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)
47. I hate these things. They are all over my town. Flags, t-shirts, stickers. It's really taking off.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:18 PM
Oct 2022

On the other hand, if this is all they've got, if this is their best argument, then it's kind of sad.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
134. Always hypocrites
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:30 PM
Oct 2022

and they were saying it when the reporter thought they were saying Let's Go Brandon, too.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
48. Let er rip, Joe.
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:18 PM
Oct 2022

"Nobody fucks with a Biden." WAS appropriate knowing what Republicans have been saying about Joe, planning to do to him and his son if they regain the majority in the House, and what he has done for the country so far, etc.

The amount of crap Joe has faced since his election win in 2020 has strengthened him. He is a fighter and if he has to use fighting words, so be it. Expose the Republicans who still support TDFG for the HYPOCRITES that they are. This will only endear more people to Joe.

I still love the reaction Joe gave Barack Obama about the Affordable Care Act being a "Big Fucking Deal" and the smile on Obama's face.

Cha

(297,272 posts)
148. TY for the Reality of What Happened..
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 04:55 PM
Oct 2022

Not that those who should read it, Will!

Shine the Light!

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
115. It is none of your business or anyone's. It was a private.conversation. seriously I am left to
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:16 PM
Oct 2022

contemplate your motivations in this matter.

claudette

(3,575 posts)
121. My motivation is simply to
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:41 PM
Oct 2022

say I don't think that word is appropriate for ANY president to say in public - period. It has nothing to do with politics. If the standards here are different from mine (and others) so be it. I was expressing my opinion that I wish he hadn't said it - that is ALL.

Richard D

(8,754 posts)
79. Holy fucking wow . . .
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:18 PM
Oct 2022

I fully support the president's ability to freely use the word FUCK as he sees fit. I also support this for any other truth speakers.

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867-5309.

(1,189 posts)
107. I wonder if Joe really does this stuff "accidentally"
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:54 PM
Oct 2022

Like calling Doocey a "dumb son of a bitch". Half of me thinks it was intentional.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
109. Doocey is a dumb son of a bitch...and yes I think Presdident Biden pretty much says what he thinks
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 02:58 PM
Oct 2022

which actually used to annoy President Obama at times.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
117. Unsuitable
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:28 PM
Oct 2022

to who? What's unsuitable to you, may not be to me. How about seeing unsuitable things? Things like drag queens, gay couples, interracial couples trans kids? You know, those things are quite "unsuitable" to a LOT. Should those be chastised and swept out of sight as well? I mean I guess it's always a good idea to consider who will be seeing unsuitable things yes?

claudette

(3,575 posts)
120. Why would you jump to that conclusion
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:38 PM
Oct 2022

about what I might think or do? I'm talking about a president (ANY president) using that language - period. I'm sure I'm not the only person in this world who thinks that word is unsuitable for a president to say in public.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
140. Because
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 03:43 PM
Oct 2022

YOU are participating in a discussion regarding Biden's use of the word Fuck, which by the way, wasn't for public consumption. He was having a private conversation not holding a press conference. And you have let it be known multiple times you think it's inappropriate and unsuitable. So there's no jumping to anything. It stands to reason if you are willing to have such an unrelenting reaction to this, you are highly likely to react the same to other things you think are not appropriate and unsuitable. And you are correct, I'm 100% certain you're not the only person in the world that thinks saying fuck is unsuitable. And no, it matters not who says it. I have a rule I go by. Because believe it or not there are most certainly lots of things in this world that offend, annoy, I don't agree with, I think are unsuitable or just flat out make me mad. I ask myself 3 questions. 1. Did this cause actual harm to me or anyone else? 2. Is it illegal, think murder, human trafficking, kidnapping etc.? and 3. Does this affect my life in any way? If the answer to all 3 is no, well then its not for me to worry about or even bother mentioning because not everyone thinks and lives just like me. So i'll ask again, are there also things that people can deem unsuitable and inappropriate? We all know the answer to that is a resounding yes. See Republican hate fests. So, three more questions. 1. Do those peoples feelings of unsuitable behavior deserve the same weight as your feelings about a president saying fuck? 2. Should we all act according to their feelings of unsuitable and inappropriate and put a stop to it? and lastly, 3. if the answer to 1 & 2 are no, does that not make us just like them?

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
124. That is a really good point...right wing talking point that seeing anything they don't like is
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 12:57 PM
Oct 2022

harmful.

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)
135. Trump sweats at rally
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 01:35 PM
Oct 2022

... Trump said Democrats need to stop “defrauding the public with ridiculous bull----” ...

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
145. Are the right wing really wound up about this?
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 04:13 PM
Oct 2022

I've seen nothing but then I tend to not pay attention to much of their whining.

WarGamer

(12,445 posts)
153. Even Mr. Cool himself let a few slip...
Fri Oct 7, 2022, 05:41 PM
Oct 2022
President Obama admitted in a new interview that the frustrations of being the leader of the free world sometimes get him to slip out of his no-drama persona.

“I curse more than I should,” Obama told historian Doris Kearns Goodwin in an interview published in Vanity Fair. “And I find myself cursing more in this office than I had in my previous life.”
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