swearing should`nt be taboo

[terribleyetfun]

cause really they are just words i mean if I kick you in the head yes that is evil and stupid and you go OWWWWW but if I yell hey F#%$stick screw you you`re just going to shrug it off, yet swear words are banned just about everywhere which ticks me off cause i`m sick of having to "watch my language" It`s just annoying that swearwords are banned

EDIT: I consider swearwords separate from racist terms those words are still a big no-no to say but words like F&^*,S%^& and C%^& are the subjects of my argument

 

[Neosage]

How can you watch your language?

 

[Markness]

Are you against proabition of racial slurs because many people would call you racist for that.

 

[Sennz0r]

cause really they are just words i mean if I kick you in the head yes that is evil and stupid and you go OWWWWW but if I yell hey F#%$stick screw you you`re just going to shrug it off, yet swear words are banned just about everywhere which ticks me off cause i`m sick of having to "watch my language" It`s just annoying that swearwords are banned

Well someone needs to think of the children.
Yeah that sounds cliché but bear with me:

Just yesterday one of my colleagues at work told me about a parent teacher meeting one of her teachers had the night before. There was this 10 year old girl and her dad having a talk with her. The girl wasn't doing too good at school, especially biology seemed to be a problem. The teacher asked: "Who's your biology teacher?" The girl responded with: "That ****-whore."

Her father didn't say anything. Didn't tell her off, didn't apologise for her daughter, just nodded in agreement.

If parents want to get the blame of raising their children like this, fine. But at least don't give them any form of media to point to that these parents could use as a scapegoat for their children's foul language.

 

[terribleyetfun]

How can you watch your language?

by filtering out certain words before you say them but I act upon impulse and make stuff up as I go along so I don`t do it

 

[Goatlemon]

This reminds me of a film studies class at University a few years ago. It was a first year class so most of the students were straight out of high school and as such were still getting to grips with the whole adult learning environment.

Some of the students chose to write an essay on Kill Bill, it had only just been released, and wondering if the film could be quoted directly and such a female student timidly asked the teacher if they could swear in their essays.

The teachers response? "What the fuck do you think?"

 

[AnotherFineMess]

I usually tend to keep a swear-free dialogue, especially out of respect for people. Plus I don't like swearing in front of my parents, don't know why because they swear a lot.

But we are only human (unfortunately) and the occasional curse ends up getting out of my mouth. Though I'm not a fan, I use it.

There's nothing bad with a little moderation and a little respect for the others. (It might just be hard)

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

It's a way of teaching respect and understanding of others. We learn limits, how to behave around others and how to interact in positive ways. There will always be implications behind those words and with those implications come problems, whether they be religious, personal or anything else. As a society we need boundaries, and keeping a few words under that limit help us learn all the previously mentioned. I disagree with it but we must all, at some point control our language. Self control man, it's the only reason why words should stay "taboo".

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

Fucking A XD jk

How can you watch your language?

You mean you CAN'T see your own speech bubbles? Have you tried installing newer drivers?

You have to take note that people are conditioned in different ways. Some will scold you for swearing, some will try to rip your head off if you say 666 in front of them (yeah we have some crazies walking around highstreets near us). I really hate official, and all-high-and-mighty aspects of some places because it's just pretentious and a farce that they're better than everybody else in some sort of mysterious way. However you have to deal with monsters of all shapes and size in life, just pretend that you're talking to a little kid who doesn't understand - that usually helps.

 

[kdragon1010]

People who resort to usuing "swear words" often I immediately deduct 100 points from thier IQ. Guess what, I'm not the only one infact I would have to say that I am not in the minority here. So if you want to come off to people as being too retarted to make your opinions known without resorting to foul language by all means go ahead and curse your head off.

 

[Abedeus]

Cursing should only be used in anger or in a joke. Funny joke. That excludes all racist ones.

Civilised people don't use swears in official conversations and public appearances. Because it would show how low they are.

 

[marfoir(IRL)]

Swearing is acceptable.

Overuse of swearing is not.

 

[Baby Tea]

cause really they are just words i mean if I kick you in the head yes that is evil and stupid and you go OWWWWW but if I yell hey F#%$stick screw you you`re just going to shrug it off, yet swear words are banned just about everywhere which ticks me off cause i`m sick of having to "watch my language" It`s just annoying that swearwords are banned

Besides the terrible grammar and sentence structure here, I completely disagree that swearing is 'just words'.

If you tell someone 'go away', there isn't a lot of force there. No matter how hard you yell it, it 'force' level plateaus. However, if you were to yell 'get the F*** away from be your F*** asshole!', then the level of force, and possibly desperation, is raised considerably.

Do words you people physically? No. That's stupid.
But people don't have to be hurt physically in order to be hurt.

Racial slurs and derogatory terms are 'just words', but they can cut deep.

It's naive, and silly, to say that words are just words and don't really hurt anyone. Talk to anyone who was bullied verbally growing up. As one myself, I can tell you: It's not pleasant. Words DO hurt.

And if you're talking about swearing casually, not swearing AT someone, then I'd say there is a time and place for that. If I'm walking my son or daughter through the mall, I don't want them hearing that language from a bunch of overly-loud tweens going to meet their mom in the food court. And I don't want to hear it either.

At your house? I don't care.
At a bar or pub? I don't care (I don't go).

And besides: Excessive swearing makes you sound like an idiot.

 

[Subversive]

I have no problem with "swear" words or using racial slurs.

I do have a problem with them being used in every sentence. But I get annoyed when any word gets overused.

Using swears are just like using any other uncommon word. Use them only when it actually adds any significance to what is being said or when there isn't a better substitute.

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

First off, punctuation helps!

Secondly I agree with the main idea. Swear words are just that. WORDS! Get over them! If I say shoot bunger cnut (Translate them into swear words I'm keeping my language clean here) then people shouldn't freak out, it is common enough.

 

[Subversive]

I agree with this completely, except the racial slurs part. I prefer to criticize people based on negative attributes, not race. (And that is mostly when I curse: When I am insulting someone.)

I almost exclusively use racial slurs when joking.

I'd rarely use racial slurs in an insulting manner, unless the other party decided to make it about race first.

However, I'd never say "the n word", even in a formal setting, even with blacks around, even if it was only blacks around.

I'd rather say ****** and get in a fight or be called a racsist than say "the n word" and feel castrated for the rest of my life.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

swearing wouldn't be swearing if it wasn't taboo.

 

[Andalusa]

swearing wouldn't be swearing if it wasn't taboo.

What this guy said.

 

[LaxLuster]

I think that swear words have a time and place to be appropriately and effectively used. The problem with them is that once kids realize that they can use them, all sense of self-restraint is thrown out the windows and they throw them around like some pre-pubescent Jonny Appleseed.

When used outside of appropriate settings, they're really only taboo because they offend old ladies, intimidate small children or otherwise just point out that the speaker either had nothing to say but felt like speaking anyway or had a weak argument for whatever point they were trying to make.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

What I really can't stand is people who say "cuss."

Not swearing is all well and good, or instead saying things like dang, frack, shoot, and gorramn. But refusing to swear to the point that you won't even say a word that describes swearing?

What the frack is that bull shoot?