Cursing!!!

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I do find though that the corporate solicitors do not cuss as much as we at the litigation end.

 

[casmith07]

I do find though that the corporate solicitors do not cuss as much as we at the litigation end.

Different world.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Isn't it obvious? When I was growing up, we didn't see and hear the things on TV and in the movies that kids routinely see and hear today. They get desensitized to it. Even if, as a parent, you try to restrict what your kids watch on TV, they end up going to school with other kids who "share" these wonderful things with them....the words, the actions, etc. And before someone suggests that it's only pubic schools, I can assure you, it is not. Some of the parochial school kids are worse than the public school kids about those kind of things.

 

[5Stars]

(bleep) this post! And (bleep) tu madre!

Cussing can be a subtle way of humor. If you pick the time to not offend anyone, cussing can be fun. There are cuss words that you don't want to say, but you did anyway, like. "Oh, ****, there is a ******* snake....get it out of here! Get it out of here!

But, a gentleman/gentlewoman know how and when to cuss. I never use cuss words when I talk, and not cussing will get you more friends.

Just listen and watch out for the ladies. I love to hear them cuss. lol

 

[DallasCowpoke]

I've never once heard an English professor use that argument. It's always Billy Joe, the religious mechanic from small town Arkansas.

Oh you're one of those types? A gentleman in front of his mother and a sailor in the bar? For some reason, that's considered masculine these days. I was at a bar last night. It was a seafood sports bar in a nice neighborhood. It was right before closing time so there were just a few older guys (40's-50's) having a few drinks after a long day of work. Anyway, some of these guys got pretty sauced and turned into the most obnoxious meat-head douce-bags. But apparently that's cool. Whatever happened to a man who just got a drink, minded his own business, and showed some self respect? But I'm sure these guys were church-going family men who love their mothers. So that's good.

Wow!

Between the last sentence in the first quote, and the dismissive, judgmental nature of the second one. You come off as EXACTLY the sanctimonious, closeted-bigot SOB, I'd gladly cuss a blue streak at, and give very little regard the to company I was in.

 

[BAZ]

Being Irish cursing has always been a part of life and people tend to have a laid back attitude to it. People just need to feicing relax.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

I teach at a middle schoool and during passing periods, its *** this and ****** that. In class, I had a boy say my class was ****** boring. I called the parent for a conference and she came in wearing a tight black mini with a spaghetti strap. She couldnt be no more than 30. I was like, oh, it makes sense.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Watching our Cowboys it's a lot of...

****
*** ******
****
*****
***** ******
**** ***

Does this mean I have a problem?

 

[Future]

I think the best explanation I ever received was from a high-school Physics teacher who said something along the lines of 'intelligence is the ability to understand and to what capacity'.

I like to think of it that way.

I like that.

I've always gone by measuring intelligence as the ability to use knowledge and the ability to problem solve.

On kind of a tangent, that's why I always hated AP programs. They test your ability to retain knowledge, but not the ability to actually use it.

 

[BringBackThatOleTimeBoys]

I am around a younger generation that seems to think "duh" should be replaced with either an F-bomb or S-bomb. Asked one of them what you say when you are REALLY mad?

 

[FloridaRob]

I think my problem is more with the younger generation than adults. It seems like most adults do know when to refrain from using an f bomb every other word but kids have no conscience about it. Adults around, young children around, it does not matter. Their own little world is all that matters it seems.

Dolly, it has been a while since I was in school but back then if you were caught cursing you either had to wash black boards at the end of the day or get sent to the coachs office and he would get you to run bleachers or even a couple of licks with a paddle across the back side. Actually our coach would get you right below the butt to get maximum sting. So there was a fear then about doing something wrong. Kids today have no fear or getting in trouble. They may be smart in class but no respect for anyone or anything is what gets me. And God help us if we ask them to take their language elsewhere.

TV and music also contribute to it. TV ads now are all about some form of cussing. Like Scared Shirtless and What the L-with Staples. Are you serious, that is the marketing campaign for some Wall Street Ad exec.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Intelligence has nothing to do with it, though vocabulary certainly does. Smaller vocabulary leads to more cursing. But this is because Curse words are so VERSATILE! they can literally be used in so many ways lol. We've all heard "The F Word" By George Carlin right? Pretty much that. The F Word is probably the most versatile word in our language.

As for cursing in general. I have never even been able to understand the concept of bad words. It just doesn't make ANY sense to me. It's a joke.

Kids know all the curse words. Every single person knows EXACTLY what word is being said any time they hear a Bleep. What is the purpose of it all? Who are we fooling? Who are we protecting? and from what? What damage can be done? To who? I've never seen reasonable answers to any of these questions. Curse words used to be something that was "Blasphemous". Against the church or whatever religion/god/deity. They aren't that anymore (at least not in English). So what gives? Why are they bad?

If someone can't speak without cursing every few words, sure I might not think highly of that, and it might point to a small vocabulary or perhaps a low education level, but I think it's just as bad if not worse when people can't have a conversation without constantly saying things like "Uh, Um, Er" every few words or every sentence.

I'd rather hear curse words than *******ized English like Ebonics or whatever the **** is they speak on the show Swamp People.

 

[daschoo]

Being Irish cursing has always been a part of life and people tend to have a laid back attitude to it. People just need to feicing relax.

I'm from Glasgow. Using the C word to describe someone isn't necessarily meant offensively and is often used as a term of greeting amongst friends. Personally don't see the harm in swearing, like most things there's a time and a place but it's not the word itself rather the intent behind it that causes (or at least should cause) offence.

 

[Phoenix]

In before someone posts a Ron Si....ah forget it

 

[WV Cowboy]

I really didn't mean that there is a "direct correlation" between intelligence and cursing, although I do think there is with vocabulary.
But it does play into it.

Gemini Dolly gave a perfect example of what I am talking about.

And those that say "there is a time and place for it", or that they "watch the company that they are in", .. do understand the stigma that comes from cursing, they just ignore it sometimes.

Cursing used as adjectives is ridiculous, .. like the "there is a ****ing snake" example above. Think about it, .. what did you truly just say?

My grandson is 3 now but back when he was in his 2's, if he started to fuss he would just cry a little, and my son would say, "use your words, use your words, tell me what you want."

That's what I feel like saying when I hear people using curse words as adjectives, and things like that instead of the real words they mean. LOL

Get a dictionary or a thesaurus.

When I look at myself, I would much rather be thought of as one that never uses words like that, instead of having people look at me and know me as one that uses vulgar language. I have more respect for myself as a non-cusser than I would have for myself as a cusser.

But that's just me.

 

[BAZ]

I have more respect for myself as a non-cusser than I would have for myself as a cusser.

Use your words, use your words, tell me what you mean.

 

[WV Cowboy]

Use your words, use your words, tell me what you mean.

Pretty self explanatory isn't it? LOL

 

[ologan]

Being in the Army, there's always a time and place for a very well-placed F Bomb. But I use curse words very sparingly in my day to day speech.

Agree with you. I've found myself using off color language a lot in the past, I guess because I could!
When growing up, it was not done in my educational, family, or day to day surroundings. It was, really, a taboo. It was something that just wasn't done, lest you be judged uncouth, boorish, and very crude.
With the transition of our society to a more liberal attitude, use of "colorful" language was accepted because the moral restraints had been relaxed, or in some cases, completely done away with. It's more a case today of "I can do anything I want to, and I don't care if it affects others".I admit I fell into that mindset myself, but have worked on cleaning up my act, because I want to, and I do care what effect it has on others! Besides, anybody can spew out a string of expletives. I prefer to do the unpopular thing and not curse.........if I can help it!
BTW, CASmith, agree also with the statement about always being a time for the well placed "F" bomb. One example is the movie " Lone Survivor". Although sprinkled freely with them, the movie just wouldn't seem right or accurate without them.
All above is IMHO!

 

[WV Cowboy]

Agree with you. I've found myself using off color language a lot in the past, I guess because I could!
When growing up, it was not done in my educational, family, or day to day surroundings. It was, really, a taboo. It was something that just wasn't done, lest you be judged uncouth, boorish, and very crude.
With the transition of our society to a more liberal attitude, use of "colorful" language was accepted because the moral restraints had been relaxed, or in some cases, completely done away with. It's more a case today of "I can do anything I want to, and I don't care if it affects others".I admit I fell into that mindset myself, but have worked on cleaning up my act, because I want to, and I do care what effect it has on others! Besides, anybody can spew out a string of expletives. I prefer to do the unpopular thing and not curse.........if I can help it!
BTW, CASmith, agree also with the statement about always being a time for the well placed "F" bomb. One example is the movie " Lone Survivor". Although sprinkled freely with them, the movie just wouldn't seem right or accurate without them.
All above is IMHO!

Agree with all except the last paragraph.

If another curse word was never uttered, .. the world, any book, any movie, any music, etc. would be the worse for it.

We would get along just fine.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I don't really have an opinion on the world at large. I do know that I work hard at limiting my cursing. Just because I used to cuss like a sailor in my younger years. However, a well-placed *** bomb, and other such words can express my feelings a lot quicker and to the point than beating around the bush about it.

Rather than say, I really didn't like that person cutting me off on the wrong. I'd say, "That blankety-blank just cut me off. Get the blanket-blank outta the way, you blankety-blank!" I usually feel so much better afterwards. lmao

That said, I don't curse in front of my elders.. And cursing at work is pretty much no bueno...except in private with friends who I know outside of work.

It all goes back to code switching. Need to know what dialogue is most appropriate with the people you are with. People should always be aware of their surroundings when talking. Will I use my most slang-filled dialect at work in a meeting with directors and such? Probably not. Do I want to be seen cussing like a blue sailor when a CIO walks by? Probably not.

OTOH, I'd probably not use my most corporate-dialect with my friends who I am most familiar with.