Comments on: One Bada** Debate (we need your vote)

By: trlkly

trlkly — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:30:00 +0000

I am interested in how this was resolved. Anyway, I came to this site because I was looking for a synonym for badass, and I was not disappointed by your readers. I’ve got enough to last me for a while–”awesomely bad” being one of my favorites.

(just in case your wondering: I’m working on a profanity filter)

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:40:27 +0000

Just use badass. No one has come up with a comparable synonym. And, using asterisks is completely lame.

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:44:27 +0000

I personally find your site refreshing for it’s lack of vulgar language/content. As someone before me mentioned, it’s a slippery slope, and I for one, don’t want Mental Floss to go in that direction. So, my vote is NO, please don’t use it!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:15:57 +0000

Use it. Don’t use. I don’t care, but can you get on with the story about the Quakers?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:21:46 +0000

“B.A.” was good enough for B.A. Baracus and it’s good enough for me.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:30:24 +0000

I enjoy the over cleanliness of the site. It forces you all to maintain your clever and wit. However, if it is just badass (or even one or two others) I think that level of lightness and fun can remain.

I vote badass.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:36:33 +0000

I think that it either should be uncensored or nonexistant. Except in the case of Quakers specifically, in which case it is kind of suiting to censor yourself. Otherwise, all or none.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:06:01 +0000

I say keep the word as is. After all, the other options just don’t seem as badass.

Alternative: rudebottom

By: adrienne

adrienne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:59:57 +0000

Just say “forkin’ awesome,” like I do.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:41:31 +0000

Last I checked, ass is hardly a swear. I mean seriously, there are third graders who use it. After all, as ass is merely referring to a donkey, not something more vulgar or insulting.

And badass should be considered even less of an obscene word, as it does not even have negative connotations.