Profanity

[The Truth]

I got suspended 1 game in rec basketball because I said to the ref "you suck" wow the commish of that league I swear if you can kill people just once in your life I would of killed him I hated the guy, the ref was his son ahhaha

 

[CB4allstar]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jun 23 2007, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>My friends and I swore all the time in 5th grade, we turned out just fine.</div>Yeah, but with some kids, when they start swearing at an early age they become badasses, and then they start to do bad stuff once they reach Grade 7 or w/e....like smoking dope, drinking, or just becoming a punk kid in general. I want my son to be a good kid, and I don't want him to use profanity at such an early age. I don't want to take the chance.

 

[CB4allstar]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Combs @ Jun 23 2007, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think I said I minded if they told their kids to say it or not. I'm not forcing their kids to cuss. Me standing up and saying "what the F*ck kind of call was that?" isn't gonna force their kid the next quarter to stand up and do the same. The world has not acceptable things around us all the time...trying to hide stuff from kids isn't going to work..because they will see it eventually. Talk to your kids about sex..if they don't hear it from you..they will hear about it from somebody else.Same with drugs. Same with swearing. Same with anything you don't want your kids to do. Make it clear what is right and wrong for somebody their age.Then I can cuss at the game, and you don't have to worry about me ruining your kids life with a stupid word. They have TV, Video Gaves, Movis, Music, School...there are more outlets then their parents probably know about. Again..their kid has word thie word before. They already know the word. And if they are gonna say it...they probbaly already say it.</div>Yeah, but in grade 2 or 3, I don't even want my kid knowing such words exist. I don't even want him to know about those words...At grade 4, I will talk to him about it and tell him that he shouldn't say it often and that it's a bad word...but before that, forget it....If I talk to him about the word, he might start using it...and I don't want that in grade 2 or 3...

 

[l?ckdown]

It's okay to use, but (for me at least) swearing while my parents are present is a no-no. It's not really that they don't say the word, it's a thing of respect. That language is used primarily around friends and stuff, where you say things that you wouldn't normally say around your parents and elders.I used to swear alot, but I still do, just not as much. I agree w/ CB4, I wouldn't want 2 swear around em (but it will prob happen). I wouldn't want a young child to just use the word and not know that it is taboo in society. The kid is going to figure it out eventually, why speed it up lol

 

[ballachick]

Speaking as a girl, guys who cuss are unattractive. It's just gross. And there's no point in it really. I don't see why you need to use profanity to drive your point home if you're arguing about something. And there's no reason for using it in your everyday language either.

 

[Pacers fan forever]

I don't cuss, and I would never let my (someday) kids do itbut stuff like looking at porn doesn't bother me or masterbationat least I know they won't be gay

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Jun 24 2007, 06:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>but stuff like looking at porn doesn't bother me or masterbationat least I know they won't be gay</div>...unless it's gay porn.

 

[Pacers fan forever]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jun 24 2007, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>...unless it's gay porn.</div>oh yeah, I might have to cybernanny that one

 

[Rok]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I don't cuss, and I would never let my (someday) kids do itbut stuff like looking at porn doesn't bother me or masterbationat least I know they won't be gay</div>What if they turn out perverted? I don't know, but I rather see my kid say a bad word then to look at dirty pics/movies and jerk off to them.

 

[The Truth]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 23 2007, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Speaking as a girl, guys who cuss are unattractive. It's just gross. And there's no point in it really. I don't see why you need to use profanity to drive your point home if you're arguing about something. And there's no reason for using it in your everyday language either.</div>Yeah but your 14, as you grow older you wont mind it

 

[ballachick]

Actually I'm 15. I grew up going to a Christian school then switched to public in sixth grade. I will always mind it because it's dirty and offensive and I don't like it. I've heard it nonstop since I switched schools and it still bothers me so obviously I'm not gonna get used to it.

 

[Memphology]

No, I know several girls who feel the same(and they are 16,17,18 etc.)...its just trashy if you excessivley curse...sounds like you are stupid, I know its pretty blunt, but when people curse excessivley I cant help but look down on them...

 

[playaofthegame]

Excessive swearing is definitely unneccesary like just saying "F*ck" for no apparent reason or just because you can.I think it's stupid though when people get mad at you if you say it out of frustration or place it in a sentance where it fits.It never made sense to me why people decided to make a list of unacceptable words anyway. If they're so unacceptable why does everybody say them and why were they created in the first place?Tell me what you'de rather say "That's bullsh**" or "That's a bunch of malarky" or "That's bull poop"I mean seriously

 

[primetime]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 24 2007, 02:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Actually I'm 15. I grew up going to a Christian school then switched to public in sixth grade. I will always mind it because it's dirty and offensive and I don't like it. I've heard it nonstop since I switched schools and it still bothers me so obviously I'm not gonna get used to it.</div>you just proved your own point. Kids who go to catholic school are brain-washed. The same way in jail they try to brainwash you. You have to learn to think on your own and around what people try to tell you. There's nothing wrong with cussing but yes too much of anything is bad.

 

[ASUFan22]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jun 24 2007, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>you just proved your own point. Kids who go to catholic school are brain-washed. The same way in jail they try to brainwash you. You have to learn to think on your own and around what people try to tell you. There's nothing wrong with cussing but yes too much of anything is bad.</div>I'm not going to say anything because I don't want a cap in my ass.

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 24 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Actually I'm 15. I grew up going to a Christian school then switched to public in sixth grade. I will always mind it because it's dirty and offensive and I don't like it. I've heard it nonstop since I switched schools and it still bothers me so obviously I'm not gonna get used to it.</div>Yeah, I used to say I'd never drink, too.

 

[Memphology]

the people who do curse excessivley are the same exact ones I see ducking behind cars smoking cigaretes in the parking lots and being loud and obnoxious(not saying that young kids being exposed to curse words will end up like that, but saying that everybody doesn't curse like that, mostly those type of people). When I go out, Yeah I say and hear a "fck, btch" etc.(you hear alotve damns from me), but its complete trash when you talk like "Yeah dude I went to the f*cking gas station, and the was this emo and I was like the F*ck. After I grabbed my sh*t and I was f*cking out and pumped the gas that cost so f*cking much". Thats just trashy...

 

[SirLaker]

I am going to be honest. I say "F*ck" A LOT. When I am around my mom, I think twice before I speak. But around friends etc I curse in every sentence...without thinking. I think it has a lot to do with all the Mafia movies I have watched. Not to mention watching Scarface at an early age. It just comes natural.

 

[Rok]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>After I grabbed my sh*t and I was f*cking out and pumped the gas that cost so f*cking much". Thats just trashy...</div>Sounds like a rap.

 

[mavsfan1000]

In real life I won't say it if it bothers someone. When I'm on my own I say it a lot. I adapt to the type of crowd I'm with and if they find it offensive.

 

[ballachick]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>you just proved your own point. Kids who go to catholic school are brain-washed. The same way in jail they try to brainwash you. You have to learn to think on your own and around what people try to tell you. There's nothing wrong with cussing but yes too much of anything is bad.</div>I DO think that on my own. I'm not brainwashed. I was tought that using profanity was wrong, so that's what I think. You were taught that 2 + 2= 4, so that's what you think. So does that make you brainwashed? I don't think so.

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 24 2007, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I DO think that on my own. I'm not brainwashed. I was tought that using profanity was wrong, so that's what I think. You were taught that 2 + 2= 4, so that's what you think. So does that make you brainwashed? I don't think so.</div>"Profanity is wrong" isn't a fact; it's a moral stance. 2 + 2 = 4 is a fact.

 

[ballachick]

Just because it's my stance doesn't mean I'm brainwashed. I could say the same that you're brainwashed because you don't think it's wrong.

 

[primetime]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 24 2007, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Just because it's my stance doesn't mean I'm brainwashed. I could say the same that you're brainwashed because you don't think it's wrong.</div>You only believe its wrong because someone told you it is wrong. That is the definition of ''brain-washed''.There is nothing wrong with profanity, it hurts no one. Too much of it can make someone sound stupid but that's their problem and even if someone constantly cusses they still arent hurting anyone.Catholic schools teach kids at a young age to think their way and when they dont they try to outcast you or punish you. It really is nothing more than brain-washing. Some say it makes people better but I think the lessons you learn on your own are what defines you as a person. As you get older you will wizen up trust me. Everything comes with time.

 

[Justice]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 24 2007, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Just because it's my stance doesn't mean I'm brainwashed. I could say the same that you're brainwashed because you don't think it's wrong.</div>I don't necessarily think you're brainwashed or otherwise. I do see PrimeTime's point though, as you are young and you admitted to being taught that such a thing is true. I don't really consider that brainwashed like he does, but I can see where he's coming from. My only point was that math and personal beliefs are two different things. If there were an anti-addition sect in the world, you might have a point.

 

[ballachick]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Catholic schools teach kids at a young age to think their way and when they dont they try to outcast you or punish you.</div>I didn't go to catholic school ok. I went to a Christian school. I don't try to outcast anybody. I love everyone the same, no matter what they believe.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>There is nothing wrong with profanity, it hurts no one.</div>That's not necesarily true. If directed at me it would hurt my feelings. It doesn't make me feel good if someone were to flip me off or say f*** you. It's just not good imagery.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>As you get older you will wizen up trust me. Everything comes with time.</div>So are you saying that everyone your age has the same point of view as you do? I don't think so.

 

[primetime]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballachick @ Jun 25 2007, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I didn't go to catholic school ok. I went to a Christian school. I don't try to outcast anybody. I love everyone the same, no matter what they believe.That's not necesarily true. If directed at me it would hurt my feelings. It doesn't make me feel good if someone were to flip me off or say f*** you. It's just not good imagery.So are you saying that everyone your age has the same point of view as you do? I don't think so.</div>1)Catholics are christians so it is basically the same thing.2)Peoples feelings are going to be hurt, its a part of life. I'd much rather someone say something I dont like than do something that actually effects me. I've grown past caring what anyone says effecting me. It may sound cliche but words are just words. If you get upset you are allowing people to control you which is a weakness.3) Not everyone my age has the same view-point but my point was as you mature your opinions change from what you've lived through.

 

[ASUFan22]

Primetime, people can throw it right back at you. She went to a Christian school and she's a good girl, you seem to have been brought up in a tough place(unless you exaggerate) where cussing is common, you've been to jail multiple times so you don't think that a big deal, you smoke, you assaulted a fellow who probably cussed you and/or your family out...so yeah you think some things are okay when they aren't just like how she may think some things are really, really terrible when they're just words.

 

[primetime]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22 @ Jun 25 2007, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Primetime, people can throw it right back at you. She went to a Christian school and she's a good girl, you seem to have been brought up in a tough place(unless you exaggerate) where cussing is common, you've been to jail multiple times so you don't think that a big deal, you smoke, you assaulted a fellow who probably cussed you and/or your family out...so yeah you think some things are okay when they aren't just like how she may think some things are really, really terrible when they're just words.</div>Whether I've been locked up or not doesn't change the fact that words dont actually hurt anybody unless you allow them to. That assault thing happened when I was still in elementary school so I dont see how that counts because back then I never cussed. I smoke but again smoking doesn't make you want to cuss. It's just not a big deal unless used excessively. Going to jail isnt ok but sh*t happens, its life. People shouldnt cuss in a perfect world, but again sh*t happens. Why spend your time getting pissed over trivial things which you have no control? Life is short, its a waste to spend it worrying about who says "F*ck". We as people have freedom of speech, if you dont like it then leave America. People died for the right for me to cuss so I will cuss when opportune.

 

[gentile]

No moderation. You say you cuss when opportune, that profanity is an exercise in freedom, that patriots put their lives on the block for you to cuss, dammit. You are correct about words hurting only if allowed. As far as opportunity, I'm sure that means you try not to cuss when there is something to lose. Like a job or standing before the judge. But would it be hard for you to agree with me that small children deserve even more respect than your boss or PO? That a young woman that respects herself in a world that rewards self-absorbed ditzes deserves more respect than your judge? And they can't get it, cause they can't hurt you.Cussing around the coarse ears of men or women that kick it on that level is cool, I think. I cuss around here with impunity, but this place is a sausage fest; a man cave.It's not doing good if you act purely because of consequences in this matter. You write about freedom, but responsibility is adjacent. Is it possible that you're basking in one, and not tending the other?