Women who swear in public

[Peggy Gunn]

Women swearing? Simply shocking!

Alas, it's common throughout the land

Did you catch a glimpse of stocking?

And did they have a pint in hand?

 

 

Sorry, I was suddenly grabbed by the McGonogals. Far better to hear women swearing like troopers than go back to the dark ages of having them frowned on for any sign of unladylike behaviour that men have got away with since the year dot, back in the sixties I heard of two women barred from a country pub for asking for pints instead of the more usual halves, Gawd knows what the landlord thought they were [lesbians most likely] but he probably saw it as the end of civilisation, too bad he didn't see himself as a patriarchal old tosspot

 

What I'm trying to say is frowning on peoples essentially harmless behaviour is wasted energy that could be better spent bashing politicians

[Ridgewalk]

Perhaps, on the rare occasion I go to the office there is plenty of swearing, but I guess that's because the office handles live service and incident management, so it's a highly stressful role. Doesn't excuse it though and actually it's been highlighted as a part of the reason why we have so few females who work in this part of the company. More than one stated that the office culture and language including sexist 'banter' was the main reason for leaving.

 

I'm not condoning swearing in public like that at all, and I've said already that people who cannot control their language are probably neither very intelligent or nice. Unless they have Tourette's.

 

I've worked in very permissive environments where swearing is accepted as the norm without a consideration that some people may find it offensive. I was one of the worst offenders. Several years later the opposite of the above and when new team members swore it sounded shocking, to the extent that during a meeting the issue came up and we discussed it, deciding that the environment was better without it.

 

 

 

Very rarely swear in public now

 

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Funnily enough the above environment also tolerated a lot of smoking, and non smokers, like me, were given short shrift if we complained. I was told by a colleague, who also found it objectionable " if you want to make yourself unpopular in this team make an issue of smoking"

 

Perhaps some things shouldn't be tolerated

 

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Women swearing? Simply shocking!

Alas, it's common throughout the land

Did you catch a glimpse of stocking?

And did they have a pint in hand?

 

 

Sorry, I was suddenly grabbed by the McGonogals. Far better to hear women swearing like troopers than go back to the dark ages of having them frowned on for any sign of unladylike behaviour that men have got away with since the year dot, back in the sixties I heard of two women barred from a country pub for asking for pints instead of the more usual halves, Gawd knows what the landlord thought they were [lesbians most likely] but he probably saw it as the end of civilisation, too bad he didn't see himself as a patriarchal old tosspot

 

What I'm trying to say is frowning on peoples essentially harmless behaviour is wasted energy that could be better spent bashing politicians

 

 

Two examples:

 

1/ I was refused service in a pub tap room because I was with a woman and women weren't allowed in tap rooms.

 

2/ The same woman refused to go to the bar ( not the same pub) and buy me a coke drink saying " I'm not asking for a coke for a man, you'll have a pint"

[scousemouse]

Though not obscene, I heard a woman say to a little girl aged about two, " make your bloody mind up" I just cringed..............

[Peggy Gunn]

 

Two examples:

 

1/ I was refused service in a pub tap room because I was with a woman and women weren't allowed in tap rooms.

 

2/ The same woman refused to go to the bar ( not the same pub) and buy me a coke drink saying " I'm not asking for a coke for a man, you'll have a pint"

 

:hihi:

 

Ah... Social Mores, probably the greatest thing any civilisation can have... and the petty mores were probably the worst!

[Hogg]

The OP is on a misogynist rant, and referring to a woman as a 'thing' is utterly disgraceful, as is the sexist and degrading description given of this human being. What a caddish way to react to a woman.

[ukdobby]

The OP is on a misogynist rant, and referring to a woman as a 'thing' is utterly disgraceful, as is the sexist and degrading description given of this human being. What a caddish way to react to a woman.

 

If the label fits,I've seen both men and women I've called things,if they behave inhumanly then they get called other names.

[TimmyR]

Though not obscene, I heard a woman say to a little girl aged about two, " make your bloody mind up" I just cringed..............

 

Why? Its just a word.

[ukdobby]

Why? Its just a word.

 

I was brought up rough and ready where 6 year old children used to eff and. jeff,my children never did,it doesn't sound right.

[DerbyTup]

On 3/21/2017 at 10:10 AM, ukdobby said:

 

I was brought up rough and ready where 6 year old children used to eff and. jeff,my children never did,it doesn't sound right.

Me neither.  My parents never used such language in front of us, nor us them.  But it was common parlance in the mining community where we grew up.  That doesn't mean we were allowed to use it in the home though - it's called..."respect" and "standards".  

 

I commend it to everyone.  But it does seem to have gone out of fashion a bit?  

 

 

 

 

 

On 3/20/2017 at 5:29 PM, Hogg said:

The OP is on a misogynist rant, and referring to a woman as a 'thing' is utterly disgraceful, as is the sexist and degrading description given of this human being. What a caddish way to react to a woman.

Ha!  I can assure you I'm no misogynist.  My "rant" if you want to call it that, was aimed at a foul-mouthed sexless, gender-obfuscated, creature that could hardly be considered a woman (or a man!).  I don't think it's at all disgraceful to refer to such a foul kraken as a "thing".   But put that aside for a moment, if you can, and please comment on what "it" said and how "it" said it?  I put the whole conversation there, almost ad verbatim, what do you think when you hear someone (male or female, or one of the other dozens of apparent genders) coming out with stuff like that at full volume in public?  

 

Nice?  Normal?  Each to their own?

 

I'd guess you probably do.  Yet you find me pointing this out as "utterly disgraceful".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ANGELFIRE1]

Apologies if I have posted similar before. I had my beloved Mum for 56 years, she NEVER heard me swear in all that time, and I NEVER heard her swear either.

 

Different times, different people, different standards. Better than to-days standards, make your own minds up.

 

Angel1.