Profanity In Films & Pandering to a Youthful & Black Audience

Somehow I think April is too much of a lady to participate in this kind of vulgarity.
 

I think there are enough words in the English language for educated, informed people to express themselves without resorting to vulgarity. People who have to resort to vulgarity are showing their ignorance. I think there are other people on this board who agree. They just haven't spoken up yet
 
Shirley said:
I think there are enough words in the English language for educated, informed people to express themselves without resorting to vulgarity. People who have to resort to vulgarity are showing their ignorance. I think there are other people on this board who agree. They just haven't spoken up yet
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I'm sure you are right just as there are many who feel words are harmless and once in awhile express one's ideas better than any other word.
 
No one is forced to pursue any thread they might find offensive. In my opinion, vulgarity, like obscenity, is often in the eye of the beholder. We are playing--enjoying ourselves. I love George Carlin for his tongue in cheek parody of stiff society mores. He was gritty and real. No hypoc racy there. I miss him.
 
Replying to Jim.


Possibly. I even use a well placed "Dam" once in a while myself but never the F or MF word. IMMHO, that takes something that is beautiful between a man and a woman and turns it into something dirty and vulgar.
 
Shalimar said:
No one is forced to pursue any thread they might find offensive. In my opinion, vulgarity, like obscenity, is often in the eye of the beholder. We are playing--enjoying ourselves. I love George Carlin for his tongue in cheek parody of stiff society mores. He was gritty and real. No hypoc racy there. I miss him.
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He was ahead of his time but I too loved his mind. In '72 or thereabouts when he put out the 7 words you can't say on television I probably head it 10 times and laughed out loud each time. Some folks can't just live and let live.
 
Frankly, I don't care for it in everyday usage, when I do use it, like on message boards it more so like pushing the envelope, it had never been much a part of my life or many of my close circle of friends and family, yes some in my circle do use it, but, if any use it as their every other or even 10th word, I cringe, I'm not a fan, I'm not a fan of it's wide usage in movies. I am a big a fan of using it myself in optune moments I won't mention or I might get spanked. ;) But, I've learned not to be judgy about those who use it more frequently and for whatever purpose in their everyday life.

As I've said, I make no pretense that that the use of such language and behaviors are some new phenomenon, many people used profanity then or now, just because we didn't hear it in movies on tv, see certain acts in film, on tv, around us, doesn't mean it wasn't going on. The world wide web has brought things closer to home for one thing as with many other forms of communication. Is all of it good, not really. We sure as heck weren't seeing all the priest doing their little side jobs and thinking you know everything your friends and neighbors do when you are watching is ridiculous. Only person you can truly vouch for is yourself. And from what I observe, I'll keep my eyes wide open and ears to the pavement. Too many people preach how very perfectly honorable they live their lives and we know how that turns out many times. Think Gingrich, Oh ever hear of C-Street House? And yes, I know the Dems aren't any better or worse this isn't about a party, just showing how pervasive it is and purporting to be of faith or anything else means little really, just spoken words, actions speak so much louder and I'm sure we've all seen lots of action from people that tell us much more as to who they are, especially how they treat others, judge others and prop themselves to be more pure than others in some way. We all have our faults, some more vile than others, depending upon how and who is viewing them. None of us are a perfect people.

Some people need to choose their entertainment sources a little better if you are so bothered, little of what I watch has so much profanity in it that it makes my eyes ears hurt, what the devil are you all tuning into. Maybe try not keeping up with watching what the youngins are watching or stop watching so much soft corer porn would do you good, I don't know. Just kidding, there is a bit unnecessary usage to a degree in film and tv at times, just get off your demographic related kicks will ya unless you have some stats to back these things up. I realize it's not easy to take the time to seek real info outside ones little circle of life sometimes, but, it can be so freeing sometimes.

 
Amen April! All in all, actions speak louder than words. I rather be a good person who drops the occasional F bomb, than a bad person who has an issue saying darn.
 
I was right about April not condemning others for things she might not do herself. April, you live up to my idea of you....good people. :yougogirl:
 
rickary said:
Lon's question was not meant to be racial. But immediately QS. AprilT and Applecrucher jumped right on him. This disgust me. Political correctness BS. This being from Senior's. Same thing happened in Ferguson, Mo. people going crazy because of heresay not paying attention to the truth. Policeman in NY and other good people were killed or hurt. Disgusting.

There are hardly any movies made for adults these days (most not all), that are not full of disgusting language. Bad language movies of today are the rule not the exception. You might find some made for TV that are not.

After serving in the USMC in Vietnam and fought with Whites, Blacks, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, and was there when black-power started, when the blacks started their own kind of identity. The blacks did predominantly use m f er.
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Wow. :rolleyes:

If Lon didn’t mean to be racial, then he shouldn’t have singled out a particular race and applied a negative, incorrect stereotype.

Ferguson? You say the same thing happened in Ferguson. What same thing?

Next you’ll be whining about OJ.

Yeah, disgusting indeed. Actually pathetic.

ETA: btw in your hit list you forgot about hollydolly, she was first.
(waving to holly) :)
 
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rickary said:
Lon's question was not meant to be racial. But immediately QS. AprilT and Applecrucher jumped right on him. This disgust me. Political correctness BS. This being from Senior's. Same thing happened in Ferguson, Mo. people going crazy because of heresay not paying attention to the truth. Policeman in NY and other good people were killed or hurt. Disgusting.

There are hardly any movies made for adults these days (most not all), that are not full of disgusting language. Bad language movies of today are the rule not the exception. You might find some made for TV that are not.

After serving in the USMC in Vietnam and fought with Whites, Blacks, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, and was there when black-power started, when the blacks started their own kind of identity. The blacks did predominantly use m f er.
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Well... Howdy doo to you too! lol!!
 
All colours, and multiple genders of Canadians have been known to use MF and it's equivalent in a myriad of languages. As of yet, none have been crispy crittered by a bolt from above. Lol. Live and let live, eh?
 
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