"Would you boycott a company that used cuss words?" Topic

Is there need or room for cuss language in the hobby? Would you not use a company who was potty mouthed?

Yep.

Since everyone around here (my hometown) uses foul language, I'm grown accustomed to it. So it doesn't bother me much.

"*****" Yes
;)

define your terms.

As the IBM techs always told me, it depends.

Hell no.

Depends what you mean by that.

It would depend on the context. For example, I would be less inclined to shop with a vendor who said things like "That customer is an a**hole…" However a vendor who said something like "that piece of terrain is s**t hot" would bother me at all. Of course the presence of children or possibly ladies could affect the opinion of the later.

Depends upon the usage but as a general matter, no.

I would need more context to give a fair opinion.

Even given context might be a stretch for me. But inappropriate words will always stop me.

Terry

No.

Certainly not…but perhaps I am low class :) I like it that way.

+1 – Larry R

Nyet.

It depends on the words and the context. Speaking in general, I would answer "no."

The companies I purchase from are too intelligent to do that.

I would not boycott such a company if they were endorsed by the Wisconsin Trade Federation.

To the OP, I'm curious why you would bring that up. Do you have an example?

Nichts, nein, Idar-Oberstein. I have used worse language, so other people using it would not bother me at all nor prevent me from dealing with that company…

I've got a pretty simple rubric for this kind of thing.

-"Regular" cuss words: Probably Not.
-C (refering to female anotomy) word or excessive use of F words: Very Likely
-Homophobic, Mysognist or Racist words: Definitely.

I am (as usual) confused: which questions are being asked and answered?

"Yes--I would boycott such a company"

"Yes--there is a need or room for cuss language in the hobby"

"Yes--I would not use a company which-" etc. (Or is it: "Yes--I WOULD use"etc.)

Or: "No--I would not boycott-"

"No--there is no need or room-"

"No--I would not use-" (Or is it: "No--I would not NOT use-"?).

If the words were directed in hate or racist:Definitely

If there were a few cuss words thrown in for flavor text--probably not---example any WWII that throws in a FUBAR

If cuss words are thrown in as flavor text in an excessive way or seemingly juvenile, then very likely

Are you hinting at a particular company?

Yes; foul language is the refuge of the orally challenged.

Unless one hits one's finger with a hammer or a similar mishap…then it is quite understandable.

Iffy. I dislike profanity for reasons not having to do with miniature warfare. Given two shops or two on-line companies, I'd go to the one with the more civilized atmosphere. But if someone vulgar or profane had a product I deeply wanted and couldn't find elsewhere, I'd probably hold my nose and deal with them.

I would avoid a company that used "cuss" words, I feel they are inappropriate in almost all contexts.

Paul

I agree with what Robert said above. He put it perfectly.

Would not buy from FCUK fashion chain

The only two companies I refuse to do business with are Microsoft and Walmart.

Oh, and Bank of America and Fedex. So four I suppose.

Cussing where? On a private social media post? Wouldn't bother me.

In an official news release or something like that? Would seem unprofessional and the less professional a company is, the bigger the chance that I end up getting the worse end of the deal at the end of it.

The English language is filled with verbs, adjectives and expressions which do not involve objectionable language. These can be used to express without foul language. Why is it necessary for a business to use verbiage which is disagreeable?

EG: please place an osculation upon my posterior orifice.

Context is everything.

"Boycott" is a strong word with a specific meaning.

But I would be disinclined to make a purchase from the company. As for using such language in written works, as a writer, I hold to the personal maxim, "If you are crude in your language, then you are probably crude in your craft."

Both the writer and the speaker ideally choose words to serve a purpose, and do so to convey meaning, connotation, and context. There are writers I have read who use crude language to convey the message that a specific character is crude, or that crudity is inherent to the context of the action or the setting, and the existence of that crudity is essential to understanding the characters, the situation, the plot event and the overall story, as for example, a novel, biography, or factual report about a person caught up in a criminal world or abusive situation. But those are not games.

I can see that in certain war games, that is, games based on violent settings and situations, crude language of whatever sort might actually fit within the context of the game— for example, inner-city gang violence, criminal violence, and even potentially squad-level modern and recent warfare. But are these words necessary to the function of the game, or even the setting? I think that would be a rare situation, indeed. And in all probability, the game that involved such a necessity would be of little or no interest to me. For example, yes, I am interested in zombie apocalypse games, but no, I have absolutely zero interest in a game that recreated the brutality and crudity of The Walking Dead.

But even that is all in the context of a specific product itself; the fact that a company made a game set in and matching the language and brutality of The Walking Dead would in no way dissuade me from purchasing a game from the same company that did not include such elements, anymore than I wouldn't buy a good book from a bookstore because it also sold bad ones.

Which leaves us with the other communications of the company, as marketing, advertising, customer service, etc.. If a company were to use offensive language in these contexts, then I would probably not ever buy anything from them. Not a boycott, as such, just the mere fact that they through their actions would have driven me away. They would obviously not be the sort of persons I would want to do business with, and I am clearly not their target market. And if they don't understand who is their market and who is not, they won't be in business very long.

I stopped playing FPS games since they all seem to require foul language these days. Usually under the excuse that real world military personnel use profanity all the time – do they sit on a couch or behind a PC in perfect comfort too (ignore those drone controller personnel…)

Using profanity would be a strike against my buying from such a company – and Parzival's post is a great one on the topic.

, no.

I'm with Cloudcaptain on this issue, I'm also the son of a sailor.

This seems silly to me. I can't get worked up over mere words. Even if directed at me.

These are the reasons I avoid certain companies:
* They support causes I strongly disagree with
* They engage in what I deem nefarious business practices
* They work to censor speech in any way (or promote such)
* They work to censor the internet in any way (or promote such)
* They have commercials that I find annoying

If a company owner "let one fly" on a message board? I'd just assume they are having a bad day and forget about it. We are all human. If they are interlacing profanity into their products? I'd probably not be interested in anything they have anyway. This includes the scantily clad, over the top miniatures that have been so popular in the past.

I am also the son of a sailor--whose worst curses I ever heard were "Dadgummit!" and "Dagnabit!".

But then, I learned after his death that he'd spent a year in seminary,before near-starvation* drove him into the Navy--so maybe atypical.

*Perhaps an exaggeration on his part (but for a Midwest farm boy during the Depression, perhaps not).

Probably not.

+1 ZULUPAUL

I'm completely with you daler240D. 👍🏽

My point is, and this is what matters; We each have our own personal set of values and principles. I fully respect any other person who sticks to their values and principles even if I hold different values and principles. So if you chose to not shop with a vendor who cusses or a retailer who doesn't share your belief system, then fine that is your right and privilege.

I think I strayed from the OP. Sorry

I wouldn't boycott, but I probably wouldn't buy their items if it was too heavy or offensive, depending on how it was used.

+1 liedang

What a load of !!

I could see myself boycotting a company for a number of reasons, but swearing is not top of the list.

I would add that one of the reasons, I do not follow Frothers is because of the swearing, so maybe I would?

Tony

I have a number of things to worry about and this probably doesn't break the Top 100.

As Fat Wally said, it depends on context of course.

John T

It is how the words are used that would make consider using a given company or not. It is once thing to swear, it is another to use swear words to degrade the worth of a person.

I understand that we now live in an age were swearing is seen as a sign that we need it to make a point. But, it seems to me now that we use those words to degrade others in hopes of making ourselves and our views more important. Basically, in the later sense, swearing is now something many do because they no longer know how to communicate when someone else disagrees with them or they have there own point of view.

There is one company that I will no longer buy from because the US dealer they have cuss out people who purchase from other companies.

As with others, it would depend on the situation, but if it was part of their company policy then yes. The professionalism and courtesy in our culture has already fallen far enough.