Hey, watch the language...

[Warped9]

I have a beef with language. And by that I don't mean I object to hearing people swearing occasionally. I mean I object to those objecting aloud to those who swear occasionally.

It isn't unusual for many of us to invoke a curse (most likely the F word) when emphasizing something in conversation. But the goody two shoes who can't resist exclaiming, "hey, watch the language" are tiresome. I usually ignore them, but sometimes I really want to say grow up and live in the real world. If you don't want to contaminate your virgin ears then stay the fuck home. I don't need your holier than thou attitude.

 

[Amaris]

I have a beef with language. And by that I don't mean I object to hearing people swearing occasionally. I mean I object to those objecting aloud to those who swear occasionally.

It isn't unusual for many of us to invoke a curse (most likely the F word) when emphasizing something in conversation. But the goody two shoes who can't resist exclaiming, "hey, watch the language" are tiresome. I usually ignore them, but sometimes I really want to say grow up and live in the real world. If you don't want to contaminate your virgin ears then stay the fuck home. I don't need your holier than thou attitude.

I tend to tell them "No". They usually don't know how to respond to that.

 

[Warped9]

I find it particularly tiresome in the workplace because swearing is an easy and convenient way to let off steam.

 

[Cornholio]

when I hear someone swearing a lot I usually say, "hey dammit! watch the fucking language asshole!"

OTOH, I find it a umm, sad commentary on our society that there are so many people out there who like, can't construct a complete sentence without umm, using the words "shit", "bitch", and/or "motherfucker".

 

[Warped9]

^^ That's a fair point. I'm not referring to folks who swear with every third or fourth word. The emphasis of cursing is lost if it's used too frequently. But the periodic swearing is harmless and is an effective means of emphasis.

 

[auntiehill]

I don't really mind the swearing among adults, as long as they realize that there's a time and place for everything. God knows, I curse as much as anyone, but usually only among friends, and not in public at the top of my lungs.

What really DOES offend me is some of the guys hubby knows describe every woman as a bitch and any guy they don't like as a "fag"--and not in a joking manner, either. I hate that word (both words, actually) because it's used as a way to make people seem less than human; it's pretty hateful and makes me uncomfortable.

THAT bothers me far more than someone letting the occasional "FUCK" slip out when they've stubbed their toe or accidentally deleted their document from the computer.

 

[Cornholio]

^umm, yeah, the whole "bitch" thing gets to me. true, some women are bitches (Nancy Grace & Juana Velez Mitchell come to mind), but most aren't, and using the term as you described is annoying.

The emphasis of cursing is lost if it's used too frequently.

yeah, exactly.

and I agree swearing is a good way to relieve stress. there's plenty of times, for whatever reason, I'm havin' a bad day at work and I'll just have to go outside and yell "shit!" at the top of my lungs.

then I feel better and go back inside.

 

[RandyS]

I have a beef with language. And by that I don't mean I object to hearing people swearing occasionally. I mean I object to those objecting aloud to those who swear occasionally.

It isn't unusual for many of us to invoke a curse (most likely the F word) when emphasizing something in conversation. But the goody two shoes who can't resist exclaiming, "hey, watch the language" are tiresome. I usually ignore them, but sometimes I really want to say grow up and live in the real world. If you don't want to contaminate your virgin ears then stay the fuck home. I don't need your holier than thou attitude.

Me fucking too man. I fucking agree with you completely. You are one fucking sharp guy.

 

[Capn Flukie]

I agree with the OP.

If it comes to me saying 'fuck' 'shit' 'asshole' 'asswipe' to punching someone in the face, swearing is where it's at.

And phoney baloney plastic goodtime rocknroll banana sammiches words like 'darn' 'dang' or 'frak' have no place for me when it comes to real stress, of which I have scads!

 

[clint g]

Alot of it is cultural. For example, in NY the word fuck is used as a placeholder. Sort of how the word "like" is used in some places

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I find that people who use the same old swear words a lot of the time have a very difficult time expressing themselves creatively and eloquently.

 

[od0_ital]

^

Fuck that noise!

I'm as goddamned eloquent as the next motherfucker.

And I got creativity out the ass!

 

[clint g]

^

Fuck that noise!

I'm as goddamned eloquent as the next motherfucker.

And I got creativity out the ass!

I have seen some pretty fucking creative uses of profanity

 

[Kirk's_Tights]

I usually tell them to go fuck themselves.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

^

Fuck that noise!

I'm as goddamned eloquent as the next motherfucker.

And I got creativity out the ass!

I rest my case.

 

[Warped9]

There are occasions, depending on the company, when I will use "freakin' " or "messed up" or "what the hell" rather than "fuck" or "fucked up" or "what the fuck." It depends on the situation and how emphatic I think I need to be. It may also depend on whether there is a humourous aspect in what I'm expressing.

I'm not offended by hearing swearing occasionally and within certain contexts. I admit I don't like it much when I hear it used frequently almost as a form of posing. Yet I can also forgive it in certain contexts. I once knew a man from Columbia who I teasingly called WTF because he said it so often and I knew that he didn't mean to be offensive. It was just his way and also possibly because I know his English had limitations.

But I object to the scolding from what I suspect at the core are fake sensitivities. Suck it up.

 

[scotpens]

I usually tell them to go fuck themselves.

I like telling people to go take a flying fuck in a rolling doughnut. Or that they're as full of shit as a Christmas goose.

Not that I really understand why a goose would necessarily be more full of shit at Christmas than at any other time of year.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

The problem I have with swearing is that the same old curses are used so much that it no longer becomes effective - it has lost its shock value. Using it effectively be it sparingly or in a surprising context, it can be a powerful means to make an emphatic point (if crude).

If anything, censoring up swears deliberately can, if used in the right sort of way, be just as effective (sometimes more so) and, in the same way, funnier. (The same analogy can apply to other material too, be it the other sensitive cultural fields of sex and violence and cake.)

There's a fine art to getting the right balance between carefully targeted shock value and gratuitously clumsy posturing. Most people get it very wrong.

 

[RegFan]

I really hate how some people can't say a sentence without any swear words. I don't even notice their swearing because they do it so much.

 

[scotpens]

The problem I have with swearing is that the same old curses are used so much that it no longer becomes effective - it has lost its shock value

Yes, that is a serious problem. We need some NEW curse words!