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[L3 Communications]

profanity tends to distract from the point.

as LG said, it can be used to put a fucking strong emphasis on a point.

but Shit... the way some motherfuckers carry on, spouting some motherfucking crap punctuated by fucking swear words does nothing to help their shitty posistion and just gets alot of people fucking riled up.





shit....

I lold.

[Risottia]

Course language

Course language should always be the same language of the country that originated the food you're eating.



Anyway, about curses:
I use both sexual and excretive swearwords, like "cazzo!" (literally d..k, but would better be translated as f..k), "merda!" (shit), "vaffanculo!" (get your a.s s.....d)...
I also use the classical Italian religious-themed profanity (mostly when I'm sure that no Christian is nearby, as he could get quite offended), like "porco dio!" (what a s...e God is), "porca madonna" (what a b...h the virgin Mary is), "porca puttana Eva" (what a filthy b...h Eve was) etc.
As for ethnical slurs, well, I don't use them, generally, with the sole exception for the occasional "terrone!" (derogative for southern Italians).

(edited to keep it PG-13)

[Cabra West]

Course language. Cussing, swearing, strong or obscene language, profanity, whatever you call it, what are your opinions of it NSG? Are such words needed in today's world? Are the social taboos against them old and failing? Have we become so accustomed to many such words that we no longer consider them inappropriate? Should we be more strict in curbing the prevalence of such strong language? How about ethnic or sexual slurs? Is it okay for one group to use such words but not others? Why is damn worse than darn? Or fudge instead of fuck?

I am curious to see your take on the subject. You don't have to answer all or any of the questions above, they're just some of many I have on the subject. Feel free to pose your own, answer broadly on the subject or go into depth if you'd like.

*NOTE: This thread isn't here for you to spam with expletives, please be mature about this and keep it PG-13 as per the forum rules, there is not need to have it closed.*

There was a guy on the radio the other day who had developed a swearing therapy. Basically, whenever something bad happened or he felt down, he would chant "Fuckitfuckitfuckitfuckit..." for a couple of minutes. It made him feel better.
He even had some research (brain scans and the like) showing that it did have a relaxing effect both on him and on other test persons.

I kind of like that, and I can identify with the emotion. I love swearing when given an occasion, it does help. But I wouldn't be one of those people who can't finish a sentence without a bloody or a fuck in it. I use it responsibly.

[Saige Dragon]

It isn't difficult; I have automatic sensors in place.

Same here, especially at home or around my parents. I guess I'm still afraid they'll wash my mouth out with soap. Or around new folks I've met. I don't feel like losing a potentially good friend just for the amount of filth that spews from my mouth.

Snip

Thanks.

One could drop the F-bomb without it being spam, don't confuse the two.
How can you be worried about PG-13 issues when you have already sworn?
Quite ironic...

I haven't confused the two in the slightest. If ones post has profanity and contributes to the discussion at hand then I don't care, it isn't spam. But for the folks who feel the need to to only post the fuck and shit a hundred times over then they can kindly fuck off and play their shenanigans in Forum 7 or elsewhere.

[Conserative Morality]

Profanity puts emphasis on a point or phrase. It has it's uses.

[Saige Dragon]

Course language

Course language should always be the same language of the country that originated the food you're eating.

Damn my English language and its alternate spellings! I meant coarse.

Anyway, about curses:
I use both sexual and excretive swearwords, like "cazzo!" (literally d..k, but would better be translated as f..k), "merda!" (shit), "vaffanculo!" (get your a.s s.....d)...
I also use the classical Italian religious-themed profanity (mostly when I'm sure that no Christian is nearby, as he could get quite offended), like "porco dio!" (what a s...e God is), "porca madonna" (what a b...h the virgin Mary is), "porca puttana Eva" (what a filthy b...h Eve was) etc.
As for ethnical slurs, well, I don't use them, generally, with the sole exception for the occasional "terrone!" (derogative for southern Italians).

(edited to keep it PG-13)

Italian is your native language then? Do you use words from other languages? In my travels I've found the French really enjoy English swears. And I like the French-Canadian "Tabernac" quite alot.

[New Limacon]

In a gangster movie you expect language like that. It would seem odd not to hear it.

But these days there's a trend to take what is basically a G rated movie for kids, and throw in words like "penis" for no apparent reason other than to get the coveted PG-13 rating.

So what I object to isn't cussing, it's GD MF stupid cussing.

That's how E.T. got it's PG rating, if I recall correctly, and for the same reason, so people wouldn't think it was silly kid fluff.

[Hairless Kitten II]

This is a makeover of an old posting on Jolt. My idea about cursing remains: you can use it, but with caution.

Some people have the attitude do use it in almost their lines, they can do it, but I consider them as barbarians.

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

[Galloism]

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

PG-13 movies have cursing in them.

[Saige Dragon]

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

PG-13 movies have cursing in them.

Exactly. PG-13 movie here in 2009 would not be a PG-13 movie 15 years ago. Why had our perception changed?

[New Limacon]

Exactly. PG-13 movie here in 2009 would not be a PG-13 movie 15 years ago. Why had our perception changed?

Maybe kids swear more, because they're parents took them to see PG-13 movies. It's a vicious cycle.

[Heinleinites]

Exactly. PG-13 movie here in 2009 would not be a PG-13 movie 15 years ago. Why had our perception changed?

Because our society is crumbling and spiraling downhill into a debauched black hole of degeneracy from which there is no escape? This society is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions! What I mean is Old Testament, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

[Saige Dragon]

Exactly. PG-13 movie here in 2009 would not be a PG-13 movie 15 years ago. Why had our perception changed?

Because our society is crumbling and spiraling downhill into a debauched black hole of degeneracy from which there is no escape? This society is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions! What I mean is Old Testament, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Should we start bombing universities and airlines then?

[Western Mercenary Unio]

Well, as Finnish is one of the greatest langualges to curse with, it would be a shame not to urse in Finnish.

For those why are intrested in the greatest curses, there's actually a Wiki article on Finnish cursing: Finnish profanity

[Conserative Morality]

Well, as Finnish is one of the greatest langualges to curse with, it would be a shame not to urse in Finnish.

For those why are intrested in the greatest curses, there's actually a Wiki article on Finnish cursing: Finnish profanity

There's a better article on Latin Profanity.

[Western Mercenary Unio]

There's a better article on Latin Profanity.

Man, the wiki is wierd sometimes.

[Dinaverg]

It's not just swearing, really; all sorts of strong, emotive language is overused. I like to save it for those special moments, the reactions are fun.

[Grave_n_idle]

Exactly. PG-13 movie here in 2009 would not be a PG-13 movie 15 years ago. Why had our perception changed?

Because our society is crumbling and spiraling downhill into a debauched black hole of degeneracy from which there is no escape? This society is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions! What I mean is Old Testament, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Yay! Ghostbusters!

The bad language thread is a front for awesome movies.

[Hairless Kitten II]

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

PG-13 movies have cursing in them.

You can have a 'fuck you' in a PG13 movie. According the rules, it should be just one.

[Galloism]

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

PG-13 movies have cursing in them.

You can have a 'fuck you' in a PG13 movie. According the rules, it should be just one.

Well we've been at this a lot longer than 2 hours.

[Tmutarakhan]

Dad told me a joke from his days in the army: a soldier is by the side of the road with a broken-down jeep. A sergeant comes by and asks what the problem is. The soldier says, "The fucking fucker's fucked!"

[Conserative Morality]

And I still don't like the hypocrisy around it. This forum is PG13 but it allows cursing. Both can't go along.

PG-13 movies have cursing in them.

You can have a 'fuck you' in a PG13 movie. According the rules, it should be just one.

If a film uses "one of the harsher sexually derived words" (such as fuck) one to four times, it is routine today for the film to receive a PG-13 rating, provided that the word is used as an expletive and not with a sexual meaning

Fuck can be used up to four times. I'll ask you to check your facts.

Not that there's much chance of that.

[Pope Joan]

Well, as Finnish is one of the greatest langualges to curse with, it would be a shame not to urse in Finnish.

For those why are intrested in the greatest curses, there's actually a Wiki article on Finnish cursing: Finnish profanity

Hm, I think I heard some of the guys who were in the recent wife-carrying contest utter those same words!

[Western Mercenary Unio]

Hm, I think I heard some of the guys who were in the recent wife-carrying contest utter those same words!

That might have something to do with the fact, that most of the guys in them are Finnish.

[Pope Joan]

Hm, I think I heard some of the guys who were in the recent wife-carrying contest utter those same words!

That might have something to do with the fact, that most of the guys in them are Finnish.

That could be one factor, indeed.

Also, the prize was beer, and some of those wives looked like they were rather fond of the stuff.

Although the winning wife seemed diminutive and cute.