Am I The Only One Disturbed by Vulgar Language?

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fureverywhere

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I mean I'm no prude and certainly younger than many folks here. I mean I use colorful language for humor sometimes, maybe if it's something that really steams my ears...oh and my favorite expression for idiots is douche bag. But for the most part I don't swear out loud very often.

I grew up in the early 70's and the culture had gotten quite uh hem..."colorful". But even then there were words that couldn't be used on television...remember the Carlin bit on that one? There were words that got blipped out in print. Now it seems like crude language is just mainstream. The culture has taken it's shock value.

N' I don't know if that's such a good thing. I've been at work awhile now and most of the store is people who are twenty-something. When I was in high school the "F" bomb might get you suspended or beaten up. Now it's tossed around as casually as dangnabbit. Maybe I'm just older than I think?
 

Swearing doesn't bother me per se. That said, I don't walk down the street doing the canada goose, ffffffff***. Lol. To me, it is a matter of knowing when and where to swear. Hey, that rhymes!
 
They do "F bombs" in movies aired on TV, no effort to edit them out anymore, it seems. I'm not a prude (by no means) either, but I just liked it more back when there were standards.

Comedians are always good for doing F bombs, but hey, they are doing humorous social commentary, sometimes it gets gritty. ;) Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Ron White...all doing/did do enormously funny stuff, with a bit of f***ing this a that, as "punctuation".
 

Doesn't bother me, as long as its not too excessive, that seems to be how people talk these days. I sometimes swear but also watch who I'm talking with.
 
You're not the only one, fur.

Comedians should be able to do gritty social commentary without getting filthy. There's a difference between grit and filth, and if a person can't make a point without resorting to vulgar language then they need to go back to school and take a vocabulary refresher course. If they're doing it for the laugh, it just means they're immature, like little boys (usually it's boys) doing it for shock value. Although these days, younger comedians, I think they've become inured to bad language and don't even know it's "bad."

That said, I get irritated by the Hallmark Channel bleeping the mild expletives on Frasier. Bleeps offend me because I can't get the gist of the joke, and they didn't film alternative words like some movies do.

I used to have a friend who said f this f that all the time. It was just the way he talked, and for some reason it didn't bother me. Then I picked it up, and THAT bothers me.
 
I grew up in a family that didn't even use the words hell or damn. I have to admit I certainly have used them from time to time. I try to over look it with the comedians and if it gets to bad I just turn it off. TV in general is getting on my nerves lately. I use to watch Hells Kitchen but I think it has gotten much more vulgar recently and I'm not so sure much of the show isn't staged. I'm tired of all the sex thrown in as well and that stupid, stupid,loud, background music. I have enough trouble hearing without that!
 
Is that a Gordon Ramsay show, Ruth n Jersey? I used to watch his Kitchen Nightmares 'til the language gave way to bleeps and I thought they were staged as well.
 
I agree fur, people swear now more than they did in the 60s and 70s, as I recall. But I don't take it literally and I don't think it means all that much. Maybe stand-up comedians use profanity as a way to loosen up the crowd and get them to relax. Remember Lennie Bruce who used to be charged and jailed for profanity and obscenity on stage, yet he was pretty mild compared to these days. Times have changed, that's for sure.
 
Then if you want to take it way back...Lenny Bruce and Lord Buckley. I mean Lenny was busted for obscenity more than once. But their routines required thought. Not Peter Griffin going " Tits, I said tits ha ha hah ha hah". The cartoons these days are so stupid. I know what you mean though that it can be the individual. Hubby has friends that just string one profanity after another...they aren't angry or anything, just how they talk, then you kind of tune it out.
 
There's a Jr. High School nearby. When the school lets out, the teeny boppers are walking home.

I've heard even the GIRLS using language that would make a sailor blush ! F-this; F-that etc.

I know ALL the words and use them on occasion but not within hearing distance of the public.

Many of the words add color to some things one is saying.

Hope this %#%@*&%^#@ post clears up every %$#@ing thing.
 
I only swear when I am angry. I try not to swear at people. It does bother me when a person's every other word is F this F that. I wonder why they haven't learned any better words. I also am bothered when they bleep out mild swear words on Frasier. I don't mind when comedians swear somewhat but not a whole lot. I guess I think in moderation is best.
 
Not disturbed at all. When I was a child nobody in my house used any foul language, my parents or my siblings. In fact I remember saying the word crap as a teen, and my mother gave me a big reminder that we didn't talk like that in our home. But I grew up in a big city and hung out with older friends, so cursing was commonplace in the streets in regular conversation.

If there's curse words in movies or stand up comedy, it doesn't bother me at all. I don't constantly curse in everyday conversations, and I have never used curse words even when younger when I was around children or anyone who may be offended. What annoys me the most is watching a funny comedian on cable TV and having an offensive beeping noise block out all the curse words.
 
I had a weird childhood. My mother was raised in the church, but get a few drinks in or something to make her mad and she swore like a sailor. My Dad even to this day, perhaps he was meant for the priesthood. He used to come to all but covering my Mum's mouth sometimes. Needless to say I wasn't even allowed dangnabbit.
 
Shalimar said:
Tn, fffffff**** is the polite form ref the sound a formation of Canada Geese make. Yes, it is the f bomb. Lolol.
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They are noisy for sure, just heard them overhead honking in the last week or so. Right next door to where I work, is a Navel base that has a lake that attracts a lot of birds, here is a video taken on the grounds of that navel base, along the shore:




PS the video also shows views of parts of my workplace(the prison) that originally were the Norconian Hotel.
 
Ruthanne said:
I only swear when I am angry. I try not to swear at people. It does bother me when a person's every other word is F this F that. I wonder why they haven't learned any better words. I also am bothered when they bleep out mild swear words on Frasier. I don't mind when comedians swear somewhat but not a whole lot. I guess I think in moderation is best.
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I'm on your wavelength Ruthanne.
Most swear words are in and of themselves not offensive after the shock of first hearing them. It is how they are used that matters. Used abusively they are extremely damaging. Used with humour in a good natured way, not at all damaging except to the uninitiated ear. Children need to be protected from profanity but unfortunately this is nearly impossible today. As a female I object to sexist profanity because I tend to take it personally.
 
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