Language in shows today compared to back in the day!

hollydolly said:
NO I don't care for it much... although at home I swear like a Navvy.... but I don't like to hear it on TV or in public, I know it's just a word at the end of the day.. but I just don't like to hear it personally ...

I use WTH ( what the heck)..the majority of the time..
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This is me exactly. I can curse. I can write out profanity in an e mail. But I know that the person receiving the e mail is not offended and I don't curse in public or around people who I don't know could be offended. Constant cursing in public isn't cool.

I expect it in an R rated movie.
 
This is one of the main reasons I don't really watch newer shows. I stick with the older classic stuff. Now I do curse even using the F word from time to time, but many times in these movies nowadays they seem to add it to the dialog when at least I feel it is not needed.
 
I don't mind swearing, nudity, etc... if it makes sense in the situation.

IMO the less these things are used the more powerful the impact.

It actually annoys me more when people try to mince around and use sanitized versions of rough language.

If you've got something to say, spit it out! :giggle:
 
Such words used to be called “gutter language,” and frankly I wish that it had stayed in the gutter. To hear the F-bomb liberally sprinkled in comedy routines to uproarious enabling laughter reminds me of how far we have fallen as a society. If my mother used the words “oh crow!,” I knew that she was royally ticked off. Use of the word “damn” was rarer still, and meant that the end of the world was near.

I once as a child used the term “crap” at home to indicate disgust. My mother demanded to know where I had heard the word (it was at school), and like Ralphie’s mother in “A Xmas Story” threatened to get out the bar of soap since I needed to have my mouth cleaned out. I regarded that threat as a credible one… 🧼
 
Growing up I almost never heard swear words, never did hear one from my father. My mother swore a bit as she got older, but not much. In the US South it was a no no, a teacher in my Jr High got fired for saying "dam*" in front of the class. Then at 16 we moved to Utah, swearing was quite common, I was shocked. However I picked it up with amazing speed...

I think M*A*S*H in 1970 was the first use of the F word in a movie, things have been down hill since. Now there is even a metric for shows called "fuc*s per minute" (FPM). This is an interesting article on the subject:

A statistical analysis of how much f***ing swearing there is on TV https://www.newstatesman.com/cultur...ical-analysis-how-much-fing-swearing-there-tv
 
I swear a lot. I also live in the South where you’ll find a solid mix of Southern gentility and red neck wonders, so the use of curse words is often tempered by the company you’re in.

Certain words not strictly considered curse words can also be offensive, depending. “Goddamit” can be met with disapproval and sometimes a request to curb your language if you’re in front of someone religious.

I’m sensitive to my own use of sketchy language in front of people I don’t know well until I’m able to read their tolerance, because I’m not trying to make a point or be intentionally offensive. Once I know they’re comfortable with cursing the gloves come off and my potty mouth runs rampant! 😂

I pay no other attention to the use of the F word or any other curse words used by others, in person or virtually. MY focus has always been on not offending others by my language. BEING offended by the language of others isn’t an issue because I’m just not and never have been.
 
Ronni said:
I swear a lot. I also live in the South where you’ll find a solid mix of Southern gentility and red neck wonders, so the use of curse words is often tempered by the company you’re in.
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I think swearing has become more common and accepted in the South, probably always was there just not in the places and society I grew up in. Go back to those same people and places today and they swear a lot more. Hearing it on TV and in movies has likely made it more acceptable.
Mizmo said:
the F word is used too much in some shows
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In Deadwood it was used 2,980 times, an average of 1.56 times per minute (FPM), and as I recall it was not used as often as "Co*k Suc*er"... https://www.thewvsr.com/deadwood.htm
 
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My parents never used the F word in front of me. No real obscenities other than the very occasional sh*t or a$$.

What I call profanity was what they used when they were really angry:
Jesus Christ Almighty, God damn, Jesus Mary & Joseph, oh Hell... were the favorites.

I use the F word sometimes, but less than I did when I was young, and not as a rule. I don't like it in media.
 
Swearing is the main reason why I don't watch new movies. Give me "Gunsmoke" anytime. I was reading a diary that I wrote way back in 2010 when I was in Mexico. I saw this tourist and he was a senior. I repeat, HE WAS A SENIOR. He was walking with his wife and on his T-shirt were the words, "DIRTY CROTCH SMELLING BASTARD." I wouldn't say he was American because he could have been British, Australian or maybe even Canadian but it told me where our society is going and why we need another world war!
 
Signe The Survivor said:
This is one of the main reasons I don't really watch newer shows. I stick with the older classic stuff. Now I do curse even using the F word from time to time, but many times in these movies nowadays they seem to add it to the dialog when at least I feel it is not needed.
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Seems the new movies using the F word to cover up the bad acting, the bad actors and the story which is just stupid. Call me an "old timer" but I think that bad language is just plain depressing. It shows a lack of respect for the audience and their intelligence. It gives you the idea that the world is a pretty awful, rotten place and this kind of thinking has a snowball effect with women getting beaten around, child abuse, more violence and more of that "I hate my neighbour" stuff.
 
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People think if it is allowed then they should do it but this is illogical. it shows a lack of talent and need to rebel They don't care about how they sound. It's supposed to be cool and frank. A good writer doesn't need to use that language. Bad writing and bad manners
 
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