Forum: Name-calling, vulgarities have no place in civil discourse
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APR 17, 2021, 12:00 AM SGT
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Reading some of the posts on two of the most popular online forums here - SG Talk and fuckwarezone - has left me aghast and saddened about the moral fibre of my Singapore compatriots.
Derogatory descriptions of the mannerisms, speech and dress habits of government and community leaders can hardly have any relevance in any debate, feedback, complaints or opinions. They show only the writers' maliciousness, spite and childishness.
In basic writing etiquette, the use of name-calling is a cheap shot, and I feel vulgarity is the lowest form of wit.