A question about langauge in stories
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A question about langauge in stories
Is it possible to use certain types insults or terms not allowed in discussions in stories if they're "in character" meaning they're the opinions of the character and not the author and if so do they need to be emphasized to be "bad" in story?
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Re: A question about langauge in stories
You mean, how the "n-word" is not allowed in discussion on line but it appears rather frequently in the American novel Huckelberry Finn? In which case a discussion of the book might indeed result in said word appearing a thread about that novel.
I think we need the big mods to weigh in on that.
I think we need the big mods to weigh in on that.
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Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
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Re: A question about langauge in stories
Well, before the mods do weigh in with the final word, I would think that if the language used is:
1) In context
2) In moderation
and 3) Doesn't glorify the behavior
it would probably be OK.
1) In context
2) In moderation
and 3) Doesn't glorify the behavior
it would probably be OK.
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Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor