Post #1798171

2026-04-29 11:40 UTC

@Curator @cairobraga assholes aren't fundamentally bad and are, in fact, quite beloved in some circles. shit, by contrast, should be avoided. two girls-one cup, not withstanding. this topic always reminds me of lenny bruce's take on 'fuck you.' he suggested, and i agree, that this is a blessing, not an insult.

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@cairobraga@gts.cairobraga.com 2026-04-29 11:57

@saltywizard @Curator this reminds me of: there's this guy at work that's super attractive, stylish, polite, smart and nice and we were joking around during the shift, as a group, then I got him on a punchline, he laughed and said "fuck you" while smiling and I replied "I wish you would" while also smiling. he belly-laughed then came around to give me a hug and said "well played!". unfortunately he's not sexually attracted to me. oh well. all of this to say that I love playing with the ambiguity of "fuck you" and I agree with what you said Lenny Bruce said. one more note on "assholes": I'm an enjoyer, 1000%! I still like the distinction of "have an asshole, don't be one", so I can get on board with it being used positively and/or negatively. also because, as per my previous post on this conversation, in the culture I was raised in the asshole contains multitudes. :blobtonguewink:

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