To me it's offensive and kind of devalues what they are trying to say. If it was such a great way to get your point across, you would see professionals using it all the time, for example:
Politician (speaking of opposing candidate)--He's such a punk-@ss *****, he can't even fix the mo-fo'ing budget!
Military Commander: Screw North Korea, they ain't got sh!t on us, we gonna drop the f*ing bombs and send 'em back to h#ll! (OK well Patton sort of did talk like that, but not as bad)
CEO of a corporation: We should get our heads out of our @sses and get this sh!t distributed to these damm retailers.
Seems silly don't it..
2006-11-01 23:46:47 · 8 answers · asked by bandit 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It is annoying and it devalues what they are trying to say. When I was in high school, a fellow that swore a lot and I had a discussion about why he swore. He felt that he had to so that he could get his point across. I showed him that iti s possible to get your point across in a forceful manner without swearing.
2006-11-01 23:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Honestly, cursing doesn't particularly bother me unless it's specifically directed AT me. I'm still in high school though, so it might have something to do with the fact that I'm around it all the time. At some point it just kind of becomes background noise- nothing special, you know?
To be honest- and I know this will sound kind of ridiculous- I think cursing can serve as therapy sometimes. When I'm angry, it's usually because I feel trapped or controlled, so my first impulse is to do something I know I'm not supposed to. Cursing is much more healthy than punching someone in the face, or ditching class, especially since I don't go around cursing AT people.
A lot of people say that cursing is a sign of a lacking vocabulary, and I don't think that's true in ALL cases (some, definitely). The words just have more force behind them, and it's BECAUSE they're "taboo".
But I do understand that some people are uncomfortable around cursing- one of my friends is- and so I try to restrain myself around them.
2006-11-02 18:22:16 · answer #2 · answered by StercusAccidit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a restaurant, there is a cussing fest out back all of the time. I would suppose due to the stress of working and dealing with the public, the servers feel the need to let it all loose.
Sometimes it gets really raw and creative, makes me laugh!
I do understand what your saying, I wouldn't want my children around them while they are swearing.
Hope this helps & good luck avoiding the fowl language.
2006-11-02 08:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup, it's very offensive when you'v grown up being taught not to use expletives then you get to hear it almost daily. Fortunately, none of my friends use such language, at least not in my presence
2006-11-02 07:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by PikC 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's only offensive when used at inappropriate times, nothing wrong with swearing as long as you know when and when not to do it.
2006-11-02 08:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by Muffin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I f*cking hate the B*stards. There is absoutely no need for F*cking swearing at all. W*nkers!
2006-11-02 07:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by Rich T 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
what the @#$%@^^%&T^&$%^#$^ kind of a #$%@%^ question is this sort of #$%@^%^$^
2006-11-02 08:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by Calvin 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2006-11-02 07:52:53 · answer #8 · answered by paramesh 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋