05-13-2008, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by vicente
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Kelly:
I did not intend to continue with this but since you mentioned me specifically I must correct what appears to be an erroneous assumption. I am not a native Texan.[/COLOR
I live in Texas at present but I have lived in New York, Baltimore, Newark, Washington, D.C., Miami, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and New Mexico and have travelled throughout the U.S. all my life.
Texas is not a separate country and the big cities of Texas are cosmopolitan and are little different than the big cities of any other state. This is 2008. Many of the residents are from other parts of the country as well as from other countries, such as yourself.
Few people "get into a lot of trouble" for using "swear words" in public unless they start a fight.
"Swearing in public" and "obscenity" on television is as common in New York and Miami as it is it Denver and Dallas. It doesn't matter where you live.
And while there may be laws on the books about "obscenity" they are practically un-enforceable due to the decades-old debate about the definition of obscenity.
I agree with Laura. We are wasting a lot of time on this discussion of censorship. It no longer has anything to do with translations.
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vicente, again! my most faithful heckler!
Two things,
First, I don't know if you are aware that it wasn't me who started this thread, and
Second, and repeating your own advise. If you don't like what you are reading "Leave the thread!". I believe that's what you said vicente, isn't it?
There are plenty of other threads where you can put your translating skills into practice |
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