I think you made a very good point, Behemoth. You must take into consideration the speaker and the audience.

Jokes I make with my Mother I would never make around my Grandmother.

Jokes my kids make with their friends are the same jokes I make with my Mother but they don't make them when they know I'm listening because they don't feel comfortable doing so.

We (the Chit-Chat regulars) feel comfortable around each other and so we make jokes that others may find offensive. We really haven't been taking into consideration those who do not know us.


We can't be expected not to discuss any subject in here because someone's mother, grandmother, teacher, children may be reading. Then the whole purpose of Chit-Chat is lost.


So what is the solution? Where does the line from common sense to censorship get crossed? The whole topic is so subjective.

This is a very difficult problem that pertains to much more than just the Chit-Chat forum. It is a problem that has been wrestled with in every form of media.