Foul language?

Question

Are people just not offended by this anymore? It seems you can't go anywhere without hearing people cursing. In grocery stores, at the park, on TV. It's getting pretty pathetic when people cannot find any other way to express what they're thinking other than to lower themselves to talking trash and gutter talk. Are there still people out there who find this offensive, and what is a good way to ask people to watch their language?

Answer 1

I cuss like a sailor. People glare at me in public, but I dont care.

Answer 2

Yes ! I feel also offended but this society is getting more and more individual thinking and not collective thinking. Nobody bothers about any body else. It starts from ME and ends at ME. The problem is much bigger then we think.

The whole capitalist world is promoting this way of thinking, because then only they grow stronger.

The frustration of being alone, not knowing how to share things with other people, how to respect other people, lack of communication make them bitter and it comes out as a FOUL LANGUAGE.  Pity pity pity.

Answer 3

Foul language? Who had the power to make certain words foul in the first place. If you don't like it, then don't mind it and go on with your business, nothing is going to stop anybody from using these words unless you get your children to believing that these words are the devil. Why would you care about other people saying it? If you say it's because you don't want your children growing up with these words then teach them so, otherwise, there is no stopping other people from saying what they please. **** **** **** **** ***** ***** blah blah

Answer 4

I  find  foul  language  offensive  and  always  inappropriate.  I  have  gotten  up  and  walked  out  of  some  movie  theaters  b/c  the  language  was  so  offensive.  In  fact,  I  won't  even  buy  a  ticket  to  a  Spike  Lee  movie.  Nor  do  I  care  to  watch  a  s*x  scene  in  a  movie;  it  has  absolutely  no  appeal  to  me,  what-so-ever.

It  is  so  refreshing  to  be  with  ppl  who  don't  talk  the  gutter  talk.

Answer 5

well i think its not offensive because of the infleuces on tv

Answer 6

I have lived in a small village of 300 souls for just over a year now. Since moving here I have not heard the "Eff" word once. Not even from the teenagers. It's actually quite refreshing.

Answer 7

I'm not offended by the words alone, but sometimes the content of what's being said can be offensive if my kids are around.

Answer 8

Many people are just so insecure that they think using foul language will help their communications.Still others have grown up that way and consider it part of speech.

It is still offensive.  I usually glare at them and shake my head.  If they respond, I tell them there are kids/ladies present, Watch you language!

Answer 9

The English language has approximately a quarter of a million words.  While there may be times when profanity seems more appropriate (e.g., an action movie where the main character says "gee golly darn" seems a bit odd), I believe that in everyday life there are usually better words to use.

My impression of people who use an excessive amount of profanity is that they need to read some books and expand their vocabulary a bit.

Answer 10

In consideration for other people's sensibilities, especially older people, we should all refrain from using language that might offend in the presence of strangers.  And never in front of children, including your own.  Once they're old enough to understand time and place, use your own discretion.

In front of your friends, you should know who would or wouldn't be offended, and speak accordingly.

I have plenty of friends that wouldn't be offended by any particular word (although I admit there are two that really bother me) but would find some attitudes much more disturbing.

It's one thing to say Oh F*** when you spill your soda on the keyboard and quite another to say F*** YOU at me!  The tone of voice and meaning behind the word is much more important to me.  As in many other things, it's a matter of respect.

Answer 11

don't get offended.

at least their not cussing you out and about to curb stomp your county ***.

telling someone to watch their 'foul mouth' is a good way to get beat up.

and some people accidently let it slip...

but i hate it when people do it on purpose and try to be cool,

really it just shows unintelligence.

Answer 12

Are you living in the 90's?

Answer 13

I live in a city with two Marine Corps bases and military personnel are notorious for it. In my opinion it is a sad display of ignorance, lack of vocabulary and the educational system as a whole. It is amazing that I can not take my child to a place such as Chucky Cheese without Marines flying off at the mouth. Since they have no shame in using such language in public I have no problem walking right up and asking them to tone it down. My approach generally never turns into a problem especially when my husband is with me.

Answer 14

I'm not offended. I cuss all the time.

I know when it's appropriate and not.

I think it's weirder if you don't cuss sometimes. Cussing adds energy and expression to your talking.

I suggest you don't ask people not to cuss, that bum cursing to himself might not take it as well as some people.

Answer 15

i'm offended by it. buttt  dude. i know. i even hear people at my church cussing heckaaa. i'm like hey this is a place of god. ^o^ i usually just be like now what would yer mom say if she hearddd yuh say that? they normally shut up.

Answer 16

I understand how they can be offensive in context, but when it comes down to it, they're just words.

Answer 17

I personally think cuss words have their place, however that place isn't every second word in your sentence!

I have next door neighbours in their teens, I frankly cannot understand half of what they say because I get lost between all the F***s and C***s (and no, I'm not listening on purpose, they simply have one volume - LOUD, and their favourite place in on my lawn, outside my window). I don't know them personally, but because of their language, the impression I have of them is that they are angry and uneducated and that's based on the fact they can't say one simple sentence without padding it with every swear word in their vocab.

I myself swear a lot more than I'd like, however I do impose rules around it - I will never swear in front of my parents and will only use 'lighter' swear words around family in general. I do not swear in public, or if I do I keep it as quiet as possible so as not to offend anyone around me and I will absolutely not say even the lightest swear word in front of children. At work it depends on who I'm talking to.

I suppose the bottom line for me is, I only swear around people who I know will not be offended, and only when it feels appropriate (unfortunately I'm in a high stress environment, so it's a appropriate a little too often!). Using the words too often depletes their meaning and there's really no need for it.