Australian Censorship

[PelvicThrusters]

I was at my local supermarket today, buying my dinner, when a middle aged woman walked by having a conversation with a friend of hers.

This woman inadvertantly said "Bugger" a word not out of place in Australia, a word that I consider part of our culture.
But this woman immediatly covered her mouth in shock and spun around to see if anyone had heard her.

This seemingly simple act opened my eyes to what has been happening to our country!

Everywhere I look now, theres someone using long politically correct explination. Hell there's street signs with chinese writing on them!

Now, Driving tests in Australia are only given in english, so if you can't understand the fucking signs, get off our roads.

And we aren't just being censored in our own country. the BBC has banned our tourism ads because they had the word "Bloody" in them.

What the fuck is that?

Australians are among the most outspoken cultures on this planet, and they shouldnt be forced to change because a few overbred nations want to dump their ethnics on us.

If you accept our culture, I will accept you.
If you openly go against it, and do nothing but bitch then I won't
If your old country is better than Australia in everyway, THEN GET BACK ON YOUR FUCKING LEAKY BOAT AND GO BACK THERE.

We are Australians.
Where the bloody hell are you?

[Redder]

"Bloody" doesn't seem like anything bad.It's like saying "freaking" but if I'm right,"Bugger" is to Australia as "fuck" is to America.

[PelvicThrusters]

At 3/16/06 02:26 AM, -Redder- wrote: "Bloody" doesn't seem like anything bad.It's like saying "freaking" but if I'm right,"Bugger" is to Australia as "fuck" is to America.

No, "Fuck" in American would be either.. well Fuck or possibly Root

Bugger is more of a "Damn"

[Kuro]

I remember that ad which said bugger like 10 times in the space of 30 seconds.

It was a good ad, won an award.

[PelvicThrusters]

At 3/16/06 02:28 AM, -Kuro- wrote: I remember that ad which said bugger like 10 times in the space of 30 seconds.

It was a good ad, won an award.

haha.. yeah.

And the one that replied to the complains.. and used bugger 70 odd times in the apology.

[TommyGun]

At 3/16/06 02:26 AM, -Redder- wrote: "Bloody" doesn't seem like anything bad.It's like saying "freaking" but if I'm right,"Bugger" is to Australia as "fuck" is to America.

UH, NO, IT ISN'T. IN FACT, THERE USED TO BE A hilux COMMERCIAL WHERE PEOPLE SAID bUGGER WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG. lIKE, IN THE AD. They kill a cow, for example, look at each other, and say "BUGGER". Itisn't a big deal in AUs.

Srry for caps, didn't realise CAPS LOCK was on....

[shiro183]

At 3/16/06 02:29 AM, PelvicThrusters wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:28 AM, -Kuro- wrote: I remember that ad which said bugger like 10 times in the space of 30 seconds.

It was a good ad, won an award.

haha.. yeah.

And the one that replied to the complains.. and used bugger 70 odd times in the apology.

sounds like monty python...

[TheCatsLeotards]

I like those words, they're so irate and have a drunken 'imafightyou' feel.

my friend's mom who's whole family is British, didn't appreciate me saying it when I was with them for skiing at Panorama.

Me (circa 2000): "I was going to have a birthday party, but my mom sort of buggered-"

Irate, Stuffy, British Mother: "Jeff!"

Me (still not knowing what verbal travesty I had committed.): "Oh, I was going to have a
birthday part, but my mom sort of buggered off-"

ISBM: "Jeff!!"

Me: "I was going to have a birthday party, but my mom.. went away"

Yeah, I didn't really contribute anything to the discussion, but the topic sparked memories of this anecdote, and I felt like sharing.

[positively-negative]

At 3/16/06 02:30 AM, SaiNT_SiLEiGHtY wrote:

A hilux COMMERCIAL WHERE PEOPLE SAID bUGGER WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG. lIKE, IN THE AD. They kill a cow, for example, look at each other, and say "BUGGER".

That was and still is one of the greatest things New Zealand ever came up with.

[KingCherry]

At 3/16/06 02:13 AM, PelvicThrusters wrote: I was at my local supermarket today, buying my dinner, when a middle aged woman walked by having a conversation with a friend of hers.

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What the fuck? Isn't Australia part of america???

[Redder]

At 3/16/06 02:46 AM, KingCherry wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:13 AM, PelvicThrusters wrote:

What the fuck? Isn't Australia part of america???

Is that an invasion I here?

[KillMoochie]

i say bloody all the time.... some people are just fukn stupid.

[MortalWound]

All I can say is don't come to America if you have a problem with political correctness or censorship...

Oh and i also heard that Kazaa was banned over there... sucks for you guys

[KingCherry]

At 3/16/06 02:50 AM, -Redder- wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:46 AM, KingCherry wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:13 AM, PelvicThrusters wrote:

What the fuck? Isn't Australia part of america???

Is that an invasion I here?

Sounds to me like a pop in the mouth...

[jarrydn]

At 3/16/06 02:56 AM, MortalWound wrote: All I can say is don't come to America if you have a problem with political correctness or censorship...

Oh and i also heard that Kazaa was banned over there... sucks for you guys

Even if it was (which it isn't), it wouldn't matter, because Kazza sucks.

DC++ FTW.

[PelvicThrusters]

At 3/16/06 02:50 AM, -Redder- wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:46 AM, KingCherry wrote:

At 3/16/06 02:13 AM, PelvicThrusters wrote:

What the fuck? Isn't Australia part of america???

Is that an invasion I here?

Haven't you ever heard the old story?

At the end of WW2 some of the American Soilders posted in Australia decided they would like to stay there, and decided they would take over the place.
So, they set up an area on the coast, and were preparing for the invasion.
Then they hear from the bushs infront of them "One Australian can beat 10 Yanks"
Not to be shown up, Ten american soilders headed out to this bush.
There was a small shudder then nothing.
A few minutes later a cry came out from the bushes again
"One Australian can beat 100 Yanks"
So, Up went 100 of their finest soilders. A small rustle and then nothing.
Once again the cry came out.
"One Australian can beat a whole Yankee Battalion"
So, Under advice from the commander, the highest decorated battalion headed up that ridge.
A large Rustle, and a cry came out from the bush, then the familiar sound of silence.
One last call came out "One Australian can beat the entire Yankee invading force"
There was no way they would put up with that.
The commander sent them straight up the hill to this bush.
Just before they got their however, a Corporal, beaten to all hell, jumped out.

"DONT DO IT SIR, ITS A TRAP!" he cried
"What do you mean Corporal?"
"There's two of them!"

[SpeedMetalSandwich]

At 3/16/06 02:56 AM, MortalWound wrote: All I can say is don't come to America if you have a problem with political correctness or censorship...

Oh and i also heard that Kazaa was banned over there... sucks for you guys

lol i still use kazza...?

quickly uses kazza to download limewire

[Death-Threat]

Okay... a couple of things to lay down...
a) saying 'bugger' in Australia is Australian. looking to see if anyone heard you just isn't.
b) kazaa sucks, use BitTorrent or Limewire.
c) erm... something! yes, that's good.

[BlueFlameSkulls]

Bloody is considered very offensive to the English

No idea why, the english won't even allow the irish to say "feck" although it's the same to bloody.

I hate being half english

[Death-Threat]

ooh, PelvicThrusters, if you care, your avatar has just arrived...

Sam Kenkovich(?) must do some of the funniest ads, like the "eat lamb on Australia Day" that was feckin hilarious.