NTU valedictorian apologises for F-word slip
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Chenonceau:
not aiming at you...just in general, that shd not be an excuse.
Ummmm... I didn't say it was an excuse. I am only attempting to understand why young people do such things... and bridging the generation gap somewhat by trying. -
hhpjhappy:
How about someday, someone uses the same word in Hokien profanity?. Does it sound cool or hip?. Or only English so hip?. Is there any difference?
Oh, exactly what my husband commented!! -
concern2:
My dh jokingly said hor... Scarly after her speech a professor will say ' ok 'f' off, now my turn to talk ...' :rotflmao: :rotflmao:hhpjhappy:
How about someday, someone uses the same word in Hokien profanity?. Does it sound cool or hip?. Or only English so hip?. Is there any difference?
Oh, exactly what my husband commented!! -
I guess youngsters are using it like nobody’s business nowadays. Hear it quite often. Think she just blurted it out without thinking.
Actually, I don’t understand why they have to use it. Even if you know when to use some words and when not to use, sometimes you might just forget or something. Why not just don’t use it in the first place? -
She is trying to use the most impressive vocab to express herself and that is it ...
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vlim:
She is trying to use the most impressive vocab to express herself and that is it ...
more like a punctuation mark in her conversation, be it english chinese hokkien or cantonese ...... :rotflmao: -
verykiasu2010:
reminds me of those void deck youths...their sentence typical begins with 'KNN ' & close with 'nabu ccb 'vlim:
She is trying to use the most impressive vocab to express herself and that is it ...
more like a punctuation mark in her conversation, be it english chinese hokkien or cantonese ...... :rotflmao: -
She's a mass comm valedictorian. She's definitely not stupid.
She probably did it to stand out from all the yesteryears' valedictorian and future valedictorian as THE valedictorian who used the F-bomb in her speech.
If you look at her speech on Youtube, you'll realise that it doesn't sound like she misspoke. In fact, she used the profanity to spur a response from the other graduands.
If indeed it was because she misspoke, then it has to be that she uses the word habitually enough to 'forget' herself and use it onstage at such a prestigious event.
In any case, the use of the vulgarity reflects badly on her. -
here's the youtube....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_ByUfImtg -
I belief that it was just a mistake and she has apologized so there should not be so much attention given to it. During a presentation, we sometimes mispronounce certain words or say the wrong words. In this case it happened to be a sensitive word but the girl has apologized.
To some people, this word is a common daily word.
It may sound awful to some people( me included), but to certain people, it is their way of life.
The only way to ensure that your child does not use it is not to use it yourself. But I believe that we should explain these commonly used profanities to our children so that they can blend into the society and not be so disgusted when they hear the words being uttered.
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