self censorship

[gusmahler]

Stuff I censor:

* I cuss like a sailor around some of my friends (and especially when I'm driving, even if I'm alone). But I don't cuss at all at work. And rarely cuss in front of my wife.

* I don't talk politics with any co-workers either. I used to in my old job. But my current job is in the Bay Area, with many people with much more "liberal" views than I have. So I just don't talk about that stuff with them. (I also never voiced my libertarian views to "conservative" co-workers at my last job.)

[BPA234]

I hate people who don't capitalize, only slightly less than people who hypocritically claim to support the troops.

[Badger]

I'm pretty excellent at censoring myself. The typical conversation around my house would not be appropriate in most places. And I typically don't bring up controversial subjects unless
1) I think it will be a good discussion
2) I want to piss someone off, which usually involves...
3) I'm drunk

Somewhat off topic:
My best friend swears in public all the time and will discuss things like Alabama hot pockets (Urban Dictionary link- NSFW text) in a restaurant with little kids sitting in the booth next to us. I don't get how he can't at least tone it down in public.

Once I started to let a "that's what she said" slip while bowling with a VP at a company event. Yes, I have a childish sense of humor.

[WhoIam]

I don't vote. I have what I think are good reasons for this but I don't want to explain them here and I'm not interested in debating the issue. Otherwise intelligent and calm people have been known to flip out or view me the way they would someone who picked fights with the mentally retarded when I mention this. I just tell people I voted for Kerry.

I've had some spiritual/occult/transcendent experiences that I will never bring up unless I'm sure the person I'm talking to has had similar experiences. Same thing with drug use.

[Los Feliz Slim]

This is tough to admit, but deep within me I believe that Asian people are bad drivers. I don't want to believe it, I'm ashamed that I believe it, but Jesus Christ, it really seems to me that there are a lot of crappy-driving Asian people. I don't know why this would be, and it's probably not even true. I try to keep this view to myself, but sometimes it forces its way out, much to my embarrassment.

[Bicycles_Biatch]

I'm pretty prejudice... I don't let other know that usually.

[skunkworks]

This is tough to admit, but deep within me I believe that white people are fantastic drivers. I don't want to believe it, I'm ashamed that I believe it, but Jesus Christ, it is the White Man's Burden to teach me and my kind how to drive [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

We all have cultural and ethnic stereotypes, some of which are embarrassing. One of the harmless ones I have are that Filipino women are fierce.

[XXXNoahXXX]

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So, I support the troops inasmuch that I support people not dying even if they made some bad decisions to be there.



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so that means you support the people our troops are fighting too, right?

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I support pretty much minimizing the amount of deaths regardless of nationality or side of the fight.

I'm not gonna lie, I have certain patriotic feelings and empathy for Americans that make me value an American soldier's life more than an Iraqi soldier. But I'm pretty sure 99.9% of Americans feel the same way.

[lippy]

Unless I'm drunk I'll never comment on politics or religion in a social setting where my opinion wasn't solicited.

When I'm drunk, I'll tell people talking about religion that they're stupid and their deity was a conman, etc. I'll also play devil's advocate against anyone I'm around that talks about politics. It usually ends up with me making an enemy or two (but is soooo much fun).

[Boris]

Limon - I lost a lot of respect for you.