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Im speaking primarily of the 'F' word and 'S' word. It seems in the past when folks used these words, it was done with some sense of awareness, consideration for others, and was said somewhat quietly. Today, the frequency and loudness of these 2 words in particular, seem to rear their head in virtually any and every situation . I remember reading in the newspaper about a Father who was paddling a canoe down a quiet river with his family of young children in Michigan...only to come upon a few Guys who were echoing the 'F' word up and down that river from where they were on-shore ; when the Father asked if they could stop using that word because his children were present, one of the Guys told him to 'F' off.
Is it time for these 2 words to be unlawful to use in public , with heavy fines appropriated in the name of common decency ?
I think its stupid that people are offended by curse words. How does "****" or "****" offend anyone? It does not demean anyone. It is simply words that people arbitrarily decided were "bad". It should be based on context, not simply banning the word.
My good friend's last name is Phuc...he's from Vietman. Wanna know how to pronounce otter in French...it's the same as the "F" word. It's all abritrary.
The worst insults I've recieved were not traditional swear words. In fact, some of the best compliments I've recieved involved swear words.
Let's all be adult about it and not play stupid childish games like trying to levy laws against freedom of expression.
"The appeals panel said it would be "difficult to conceive of a statute that would be more vague," and that it violated the First Amendment guarantee of free speech."
REPLY: Do you get the feeling that our freedom laws are backfiring on us , and making the U.S. the trash-heap of the world ?
'Louisiana tried to pass a law prohibiting six obscene words on bumper stickers, but feared First Amendment challenges, and reworded the law to limit the six words to one-eighth inch font.
'Clean language' and proper grammar have value because they're a 'choice', not because they're compelled by law. Those who persist in foul language should be controlled by peer pressure, not by lawsuits. Anything else creates a legal quagmire with no end.[/quote]'
REPLY: Can you suggest methods of peer pressure that would work ?
I really doubt it when the supreme courts bascia rerson for making things like shooting the finger or such language in public places leagal was that it had become ;commo language of the people. It can still be used in cases of assault thouhgt as fighting words.Just shows what our courts think of the stae of civility in the nation;really
No no no. Enough with this nanny state! Seriously, outlawing words? Am I in an episode of South Park?
Once it starts, where would it end? Where could it lead? How would we pay for extra law enforcement to enforce this? Would we just rely on everyone snitching on everyone via Stalin-era style?
It sounds so Orwellian thought-police it's terrifying.
Well, it looks like my time spent on the basketball court would get a lot costlier if this were to happen, as it would for most everyone else I play with.
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