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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2014, 03:51 PM Jun 2014

Please explain this to me about self censorship because I do not [View all]

Last edited Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:59 PM - Edit history (1)

Understand. As far as I know everyone over the age of two self censors themselves. I do know some elderly people with dementia who have lost this filtering skill and are incapable of recognizing/respecting boundaries.

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Please explain this to me about self censorship because I do not [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 OP

Some are better at it than others BainsBane Jun 2014 #1

We all have our moments. Some more than others, I understand that Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #2

Bingo wryter2000 Jun 2014 #3

Your last paragraph is the problem in a nutshell. MadrasT Jun 2014 #4

We have some real contortionists around here Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #7

I think the idea of self-censorship is irrelevant. What is horrible about what TRP said... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #5

I think you are onto something with that. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #6

This OP is because I do not understand the OP Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #8

It doesn't make sense because it's a load of crap. redqueen Jun 2014 #9

Yeah-- I just wondered out there and tried to point that out. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #10

Did you really go in the thread? Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #12

I don't know which thread ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #13

That is the one. It has 21 Recs last I looked. I wonder if it is kids out of school for the summer - Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #14

It's incredibly illogical. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #15

This is the thing about words for me = I hope I can explain this Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #16

That is one of the dumbest subject lines to ever hit this place Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #11