There is an incredibly amount of profanity now in ever area I go. It is disgusting. It's rude, its harsh and its annoying to us who would like to live in a world where profanity is gone. I hate the sound of profane words and wish that they were nonexistant. everywhere i go,everyday, I hear so many people use profanity without any regard for anyone nearby. They do it without remorse and in excess. It is a problem. Society needs to make it known that it is not acceptable. At least to have no concern or regard for anyone else.
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If you are complaining about profanity, then you aren't living in a world where it is gone. Ignoring the parts of reality you don't like doesn't alter reality unless you are very good at it.
Oh, and sometimes profanity is useful and appropriate. They are just words and they have meaning, just like other words. What damage does profanity except to injure your sensibilities?
Res ipsa loquitur.
memor mori, mahalo.
Profanity is subjective and vague. For example, I might not consider the word "damn" to be profane, but someone else might. I have met Christians who claim any word written in the Bible is not profane, whereas other Christians believe that many of these words are profane and the Bible is somehow telling them so.
In arguments or debates, I stay away from profanity of any sort, no matter how little it might seem to anyone, simply because I feel the use of such language greatly decreases a person's ability to use their vocabulary skills and reduces their credibility because of this. Many times, profanities are used as fillers and I tend to view these people as having nothing to say, so they fill in the silence.
But profanity in general, save but a couple of words, does not offend me in every day use.
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I am guilty- I use "bad" words at times. Like you, I do get a bit uncomfortable when people use them when I think they shouldn't. Like my blog titled shut the f@#k up. It is talking about a woman screaming this at a 4 month old- in my opinion- that is not cool!!
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4-month-old, 4-year-old, what difference does it make? Babies, though now look cute and innocent, will eventually grow into people just like you and me. If you're not gonna censor yourself for grown-ups who don't like profanity, why censor yourself for babies who dont't even know what profanity is? Don't let babies be successful agents of censorship.
To the blogger: It is advisable that you get used to hearing profanity. You don't have to start using cuss words yourself, but not letting them bother you will give you a lot of advantages in this life.
It makes me sick how some people speak to their children.
I work at a small local coffee shop. Often a certain man comes through the drive thru that treats his 2 or 3 year old son in a manner that makes me want to slap him. The boy will simply say something to his father as he sits still in the back seat. He says it quietly enough that I can't hear what the kid is saying. Next thing I know, the man is turned around screaming at the child. "I know you want something just SHUT UP!" "If you don't shut your mouth, you won't eat anything tonight!" Etc. Profane words? No. Verbal abuse and threats of physical neglect? YES! Outrageous! Immediately after the man screams, the child's eyes open wide and he sits motionless for the rest of the time the car is in the drive thru. The man turns around and smiles at me, sometimes saying things like "Kids, ya know?" and then proceeds to place his order so calmly.
It burns me up.
so what all of you say is that I have to accomodate to people who do not care enough to be sensitive to other people. i know poeple use them and that sometimes they get into a habit, but they need to be considerate of other people who do not want ot hear profane words. There is a general guide line for profanity: cuss words. We all know which ones tose are.
So it's like: who needs to be more tolerant here? People who use profanity or people who don't like to hear profanity? We need a judge.
It is my personal belief that words are just words. Statements formed by words can offend, but not the words themselves.
You act as though every one has a neon sign over their heads saying who minds and who doesn't.
People are generally more considerate than I believe you are giving them credit for - to the people they are talking to. People tend to adapt their talking habits and speech to match their audience. But no, chances are they don't care if the stranger passing by can hear or would be offended because they don't know that stranger passing by. And they probably believe that the stranger can't hear them anyway, or isn't listening.
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If you have a problem with it, then ask them to use different words. Or at least you can do that with some of the kids, older people seem to be more ignorant about it.
How can you be ignorant about cuss words? We know what they are, and we know some people are offended. Some of us just don't care about your fragile sensibilities, and some of us use curse words for their intended purpose: as emphasis and coloration to our speech.
We enjoy speaking in a colorful and lurid manner. Unless I am speaking directly to somebody who objects, or am in some kind of conservative social situation, I plan on using as many curse words as I find appropriate and useful to convey my point. I might even throw in some explicit sexual references and wild hand motions.
Res ipsa loquitur.
memor mori, mahalo.
I guess you were talking to me ?
the comment is indented under yours, that generally indicates that I was, indeed, replying to you. Are you practicing fishing for points?
Res ipsa loquitur.
memor mori, mahalo.
sorry, I read that first line wrong. The how can you be ignorant about cuss words part....I seemed to have seen something else when I read it earlier.
I don't see what the big fuckin deal is.