A little more about amazonfail

[nancylebov]

My previous two posts were a little sloppy-- I need to watch it if I get that caught up in a conflict again. Getting angry or giddy doesn't mean epistomology 101 no longer applies.

I think one of the things driving the technical problems was a sub-cultural mismatch. Some people think it's the right thing to use blunt language about sex and other people think it's equally obligatory to use euphemisms. The latter group still has a good bit of social dominance.

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[gildedacorn.livejournal.com]

>Some people think it's the right thing to use blunt language about sex and other people think it's equally obligatory to use euphemisms

And still other people think it depends on the time, the place, the purpose, and the intended recipients.

(Also, whether by "blunt language" you mean "correct medical/anatomical terms" or "gutterspeak.")

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about "porn" vs. "erotica". "Porn" isn't elegant, but I don't think I'd call it gutterspeak.

[avram]

"Porn" is high-class talk! It's got classical Greek roots!