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Christopher Lochhead: It may be a Practice Associated with Knuckle Draggers. It's also a Secret Pleasure for the Rest of Us
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- Cursing, cussing, swearing, profanity all may be very common in the world. I'm sure they always have been. The case may even be made that Jesus used profanity. In the Gospel According to Matthew chapter 23 (The Woe Chapter), Jesus refers to the scribes and Pharisees with a number of descriptions, including "sons of vipers". That phrase is roughly the same as today's "sons of *******".
Yet even if we were to say that Jesus used profanity, he used it judiciously and prudently as well as effectively!
A sparing little amount of profanity is about ALL that most people should ever use. Only in rare cases should it be used in abundance. The reason there is a taboo on profanity is not because of the words themselves, but the usual presence of a malicious and selfish spirit. The total avoidance of profanity will not banish a malicious and selfish spirit, but a reckless use of it is usually a sign of it.
There are a few people (scarce as hens' teeth) who do use profanity in almost every sentence, and yet use it with hilarity and humor that actually edify those around them.
However, there are some times that even those few know that profanity is to be totally banished. I would say that overall that American society greatly overuses and over estimates the effectiveness and benefit of profanity. - Reply to this comment
- On another note: don't judge people on their choice of frustration release 'cuss' words. Just as people shouldn't judge you on your own artillery of frustration release 'cussing'.
Go ahead! Let out a few of your own vintage righ now!!!
See!!! Feels better, doesn't it?!?!?! - Reply to this comment
- On another note: don't judge people on their choice of frustration release 'cuss' words. Just as people shouldn't judge you on your own artillery of frustration release 'cussing'.
Go ahead! Let out a few of your own vintage righ now!!!
See!!! Feels better, doesn't it?!?!?! - Reply to this comment
- You might want to read the article first!!!
People might get the impression you have completely missed the point! ... or misunderstood the author's following statement :
'... There's no one-size-fits-all approach but I've found that swearing works best as an expression versus an attack weapon...'
As some 'well thinking' religious folks would say, and I paraphrase:
'... CUSSING has never assaulted, nor harmed anyone , ever. PEOPLE's ill intent, have harmed others in all instances, regardless of the words they choose...'
And to answer your closing question:
'... Now tell me why cuss words are healthy for our society???? ...',
... cussing, the type you condemn, as well as the tyoe you use yourself, is an extraordinary 'RELEASE' channel of anger and frustration. Contrary to what you claim, it delivers from resorting to hatred, judgement, discrimination, or other forms of disguised racism!!!
'... Is cussing healthy for our society???...' YOU BET!!!
Much like a boxing routine, cussing is an extraodinary mantra like pressure release valve! - Reply to this comment
- Swear words might be distasteful to some,but at least it's honest. The world could use a little more honesty.
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- [It shows the dumbing down and causal slide of our elected officials and the media that support them.]
First off...I welcome a more casual politician. I don't need some dolled up, egg shelled walking pre-madonna representing my interests. And it is your OPINION that cussing is indicative of a dumbing down...there is certainty no viable reason to adhere to that sort of theory. What is dumb about a curse? If I say d@rn instead of s@it...is that an indication of my being more intelligent? Is that an indication of my being more thoughtful. No...the two words are synonymous in that context. To deplore cuss words is to cling to some cultural/puritanical BS that serves neither class or intellect to the people...what it does serve is more irrational disdain for something wholly harmless. But what are you without something else to ***** about? - Reply to this comment
- What about all those victims of being verablly abused by cuss words by their parents, bosses, etc? The use of cuss words are weapons to enforce power and fear. Cuss words are symbols to instill feelings of helplessness and fear within the recipents of those curses.
Also, think about the reactions to those cuss words..anger, getting even,and hatred.
Now tell me why cuss words are healthy for our society???? - Reply to this comment
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- You might want to read the article first!!!
People might get the impression you have completely missed the point! ... or misunderstood the author's following statement :
'... There's no one-size-fits-all approach but I've found that swearing works best as an expression versus an attack weapon...'
As some 'well thinking' religious folks would say, and I paraphrase:
'... CUSSING has never assaulted, nor harmed anyone , ever. PEOPLE's ill intent, have harmed others in all instances, regardless of the words they choose...'
And to answer your closing question:
'... Now tell me why cuss words are healthy for our society???? ...',
... cussing, the type you condemn, as well as the tyoe you use yourself, is an extraordinary 'RELEASE' channel of anger and frustration. Contrary to what you claim, it delivers from resorting to hatred, judgement, discrimination, or other forms of disguised racism!!!
'... Is cussing healthy for our society???...' YOU BET!!!
Much like a boxing routine, cussing is an extraodinary mantra like pressure release valve!
- On another note: don't judge people on their choice of frustration release 'cuss' words. Just as people shouldn't judge you on your own artillery of frustration release 'cussing'.
Go ahead! Let out a few of your own vintage righ now!!!
See!!! Feels better, doesn't it?!?!?!
- You might want to read the article first!!!
- Really...have you ever used the word, "darn"? Have you ever said something akin to..."aw heck"? Then, regardless of what you believe sitting there perched high in your self righteous tower, you have cussed...only in a repressed and haughty manner. I would rather speak freely and without a tether to some ridiculous anti-cussing cultural mishap, then have to check my every emotion to make sure its clean enough for your dainty little ears. Stop abdicating and condemning freedom at the same time.
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- What I'm disappointed with is that there hasn't been any new cuss words developed since I was a kid. I'm not talking about words that used to be widely used, but are now not politically correct, but a new cuss word. I really expected better from America.
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- [See, there libster, this site really doesn't run anything unless it is favorable to the messiah and his thugs so we conservative take our chances when we can.]
once again ... another ignorant idealoge making statements that are not only not true ... but they have no means to back up w/ any verifcation at all.
and it's not on topic at all ... the story is about the use of language ... of the colored variety. your statements ... as usual ... are rooted solely in blinded ideaology.
i suppose you can't see any difference there. - Reply to this comment
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