What's wrong with 'pissing off the fairies'?

It appears that Amazon has a number of signs, of varying designs, showing this logo :
www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Piss+fairies+sign&tag=gransnetforum-21

And there is also a book of the same name :
"Don't Piss Off the Fairies - An offbeat fairy tale about a spirited girl, her enigmatic grandmother, an incredible forest, baffling quests, and adorable (but also slightly creepy) fairies!"
www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Piss-Off-Fairies-grandmother-x/dp/1536950653/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501059956&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=Piss+off+fairies+sign&tag=gransnetforum-21

C S Lewis to J R R Tolkein re The Lord of the Rings

"Not more f*cking elves"

I think fairies are probably quite crude and rude and not at all like they are portrayed by Disney. They might appreciate the joke.

Anya It's the creating of the magical space that's important to him

I think that's lovely Anya. Good for him. The realms of imagination should be encouraged I think. Must admit, I've always baulked at girls in girly pink being pretty and boys in blue being tough and masculine. My daughter was encouraged to play with Meccano, train sets and Lego as well as with dolls. She gave her first doll a boy's name, with no encouragement from her parents! I'd like to think my sons have a sensitive side and they were encouraged from an early age to hug, reach out and talk about their feelings, and play with their sisters dolls.

Must admit, grown son has had a telling off from me a few years ago for wearing a T shirt with slogan containing a swear word. I can swear like a trouper if the occasion arises, but hate to hear bad language just for the sake of it. I told son that putting swear words on his chest lacked sensitivity and that forcing other people to view offensive language wasn't clever. I am glad to say he must have taken heed, as I haven't seen him in that T shirt since.

I'd be the same with the fairy sign. I don't find it offensive as such but a nicer slogan is more in keeping with a magical creation. It strikes a crude note, if you know what I mean?

I have been known to use that word (now I know it is offensive) but only when driving, on my own in the car, and some other stupid twat motorist drives at 22mph in a 60mph area then speeds up when there is a chance to overtake etc etc.

Ohh Jalima it is one of my favourite terms to use as in ' you t--t or stop being a t--t, which kind of makes me a hypocrite because the other terms used (which also refer to our nether regions ) I find a bit offensive & crude

DD came out of school when she was about 6 and asked me what a 'twat' was, which is what a couple of the boys were calling everyone.
I had never heard of it, we had to ask DH.

In the Harry Potter films, Ron Weasly's customary expletive is 'bloody hell' which is now frequently in use by my 9-year-old GS.

Just been watching a thing about Henry Normal the writer and poet, he was talking about a sentence that really impressed him using 'fuck'as a noun, and adjective and a verb- "The fucking fucker's fucked" Brilliant!

I'm amazed at how people think children are somehow living in a bubble and either don't know or would never use bad language. I had a conversation some time time ago with my GS (now 14) about words he knew and used. He was perfectly clear about when it was suitable to use some words and when it wasn't and absolutely certain that he wouldn't use words he did with his friends around me. My own DSs when teenagers were (and still are) very careful never to swear near my mum.
Buy the sign, your GS will appreciate it as a joke and know it isn't suitable for every day use. If your SIL says anything just claim it is GM being subversive and silly. We have a rich and varied language and children should be raised to appreciate and use it, not protected from it.

BTW, I don't know about my older two but Minibags learned the word fuck at school at about the age of seven or eight, from other kids. She needed a word that rhymed with muck (well, that's her story). She'd never heard it at home.

But Baggs if you wouldn't use such words in certain company do you mean not with children? You say grown up . Some have no problem with the language , others do . Yes the words are now acceptable on TVs after the watershed but there is no watershed here is there?

Been pondering this, Annie. Yes, I mean not children at least for fuck. Pissing is just pissing and nothing to be coy about in my opinion. As for grown ups who "have problems" with certain words, well they are the ones with the problem. It is not for me to solve it for them. So long as I am not being deliberately rude, it remains their problem and not mine. I do think adults (like all of us on gransnet) ought to be able to discuss dispassionately any words we come across.

As for TV watersheds, I have never had to think about that either because my kids were in bed before it or because we didn't have a telly so no 'problems' with words arose. Where 'problems' have arisen I've talked to them about meaning just the same as I do on here. None of the family use swear words rudely so it never has been a problem. I'm pretty sure all my daughters would have found a Don't piss off the fairies sign unproblematic even as kids because they knew to piss off (not Piss Off!) meant to annoy in the vernacular.

Thanks, all. Being away with the fairies does help!

Wonderful Merlot and roses! What talent we have here on GN...

Hic! poetry needs a wetted whistle.

Yay! Two poets! You've been hiding your talent roses which is a change from when you're in the Argy with your "friends ".

both!

Merlot is a wonderful poet after a glass or two of Merlot! ??
Here is my own offering ( after a double gin at The Argy )

Never piss off the fairies,
Whatever else you do,
They'll drink your milk,
And steal your silk,
As soon as look at you!

Never piss off the fairies,
And do take this to heart,
Your souffles will sink,
And your soup will stink,
So will your apple tart!

Never piss off the fairies,
Their magic is too strong,
You will trip up on stairs,
Have no end of cares,
And rue it all day long!

Round of applause for Merlotgran !

I love it!

Sorry merlotgran
Not doubting your talent

Pam Ayres has nothing to fear

Just had a thought about the title of this thread. Surely it's better than pissing on them?

How very dare you Jalima! Merlot's a wonderful poet!

Is that all your own work merlotgran?

It sounds a bit Pam Ayresish

merlotgran
Love it

And are we allowed to toss our hair?
(Well, not me personally these days as it's too short to toss!)