What Is Your Stance On Vulgar?

Ina

Ina

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Now I know many people think vulgar language is OK to use anywhere and anytime. Many even think it is cool to use in public where children frequently are the main audience.
When I was a child, vulgar language was generally used in anger, and most user would apologise, or say something like, "Excuse my French".
I know that my children and grandchildren use that kind of speech, but if I am around, they make an effort to watch what they say out of respect for me. If their at my home, they never speak in that fashion, knowing that I find it offensive.
If someone uses bad language in front of me, I will explain that I am not comfortable hearing it, and if they are in my home, I will tell them that they are being offensive, and if they don't quit, I ask them to take it somewhere else.
How do you deal with vulgar language? :tapfoot:
 

I don't like or socialise with people who swear a lot, they are not the sort of people I wish to know!
 
Wife and I feel the same way as Justme. We don't socialize with people that use certain swear words and I think everyone knows which words those are. We don't want to know those kinds of people.......period. I swear at times, but not the really vulgar words. My wife don't like me swearing at all and will "call me out" when I do it. I'll say "I'm sorry" and, b/c I do it very seldom, the "I'm sorry" is accepted.

Some people aren't bothered to be around folks that do swear and sometimes, swear a lot. Those people will say, that was the environment that I grew up in. Both, my and I, are sure glad that we didn't grow up around that type of environment!

Unfortunately, people have figured out a way, letters/abbreviations, to put vulgar words into forum replies. Some will even misspell a word so the Mod won't do anything to the reply. Those people just simply "don't care" what they say in a forum.

To me, this Senior forum has very nice, "clean" talking members and that is why I joined it.
 

I do remember asking a similar question/Thread in another forum and I got blasted by some for not liking the language. "Don't like it, go to another forum or better yet, turn off your computer!" Some of these people on that forum were VERY adamant in saying how cool and "ok" it was to talk this way in public or online.
 
I do think that we have to accept that some folk are brought up in a society where that language is accepted........... and come to terms with it, once it is pointed out to most folk they try to temper their language......... different countries have different levels of acceptance.............
 
There are enough words in the English language to express oneself without resorting to vulgarity. IMHO, people who use it are showing their ignorance.

My grandson (who I raised) came home from school one day and used some bad words. I told him I will not tolerate language such as that. He said, "But everybody does it." I said, "I don't and you​ don't!" He never used those words in my presence again.
 
Depends on the situation. When I'm with guys only, you hear it more and it doesn't bother me that much. In mix company, I don't like it at all. Certainly not in front of children. When I'm on the golf course and hit a bad shot, a bad word may slip out. But I'm trying to stop. Perhaps if I could improve my golf game. ;)
 
Cursing doesn't bother me that much at all. I grew up in a big city where many teens and adults used bad language. I heard it in school, and in the workplace in conversations throughout my adult life. I don't curse that often, or do it in public, in front of children, or around anyone who may be offended by those words. Like Bullie, if I'm around people like that, which is rare anymore, I have no issue with it.

When I was growing up, my parents were very strict in regards to using bad language in the house. They never used it, and we were forbidden to speak that way at home. Although I may have used it around my friends, I was very respectful while in other's homes, or anywhere that someone may be offended. To me, it only becomes vulgar if it's used in sexual content.

Some people are more tolerant of it, and find it less offensive depending on their environment. Someone growing up in Los Angeles or New York, will likely think nothing of it. I agree with Romfty, that most decent folks will temper their language in the presence of others.
 
Australians tend to swear. It has always been part of our culture but there was a time when it was not done in the presence of ladies and children. We used to have a swear box in our house and if anyone slipped it cost them two shillings.

When I was a child the rudest words I knew were "bloody" and "bugger" but I did not dare use either. The worst word I did use was "damn". I now have a much wider vocabulary.

I don't mind the occasional use of profanities to colour language or to express an emotion as long as it is kept to a minimum. The constant use of the F bomb is tiresome and lacks imagination. What I don't like and won't tolerate is swearing at someone as a form of attack.
 
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