[Giggtysword344]

What is your true,uncensored opinion on swearing? And also what is your opinion on children swearing also? Is it bad? Or is it good? I want to know.
They are just words to me so i could care less.

Edited by Giggtysword344, 06 February 2012 - 04:42 AM.

[Suprgamr232]

Don't give no kind of fuck. If I were to put a minimum age on swearing it'd be like...13. They're old enough to know and probably use it anyways. People use it to get their point across a lot, too. So...NO FUCKS GIVEN HERE, BOSS.

[Snailface]

When done sparingly it makes one appear as an edgy hipster at worst and a laid-back dude at best.

Overdone it makes one appear as a Neanderthal.

Best not to do it at all. (unless you're Deadlyfoez or Andrew Dice Clay, they're grandfathered in so it's ok for them to overcuss )

Edited by Snailface, 06 February 2012 - 04:49 AM.

[kevan]

Only time I feel like it is when I mess up bad. But even then I tend not to.

[celeron53]

I only swear just to be funny around my friends and when something goes wrong. I "try" my best to not swear around people that are older than me.

But I find it annoying when people swear excessively.

[Nujui]

There's a time and a place for cussing. You have to decided whether or not you want to cuss in certain situations or conversations. Usually on irc I cuss but not profusely and people really don't care. Though I have a friend on a skype group that we all respect enough to not cuss that much at all, as he does not like it.

IRL it's the same thing, some people don't care if you do it, others do.

[DiscostewSM]

I'm not one for cussing, though I've had a slip of the tongue a few times in the past. While I don't make a commotion about the average person cussing, I do have a thing about kids cussing. Kids have a way of ingraining into their minds things that they see, hear, etc. and it then becomes a part of them. IMO, a kid (under the care of parents) that cusses is an indication of poor parenting.

edited for clarification

Edited by DiscostewSM, 06 February 2012 - 05:13 AM.

[Hells Malice]

I swear for emphasis.
There's a big difference between calling someone a moron, and calling them a fucking moron. There's a time and place for everything.

IRL I can't stand kids under 14 swearing. It's just out of place. Plus they never know how to swear properly, making themselves look like morons.
In public though,I can't stand swearing at all. My friend is terrible for this. He swears like a retard no matter where we are. It's so bad. Like when I was in the Nintendo section of Walmart looking for 3DS games with him and he starts swearin' like crazy with a bunch of little girls and their parents beside us. Fuck that was embarrassing.

[omgpwn666]

I can't even find time in my actual life to drop any kind of cuss word, just find no point. As for people who do cuss, I believe they should keep it at a minimum or they sound kind of dumb.

[Suprgamr232]

DiscostewSM, on 06 February 2012 - 05:12 AM, said:

I'm not one for cussing, though I've had a slip of the tongue a few times in the past. While I don't make a commotion about the average person cussing, I do have a thing about kids cussing. Kids have a way of ingraining into their minds things that they see, hear, etc. and it then becomes a part of them. IMO, a kid (under the care of parents) that cusses is an indication of poor parenting.

edited for clarification

This isn't necessarily true. In fact, it's more of the outside influences instead of the parents that really impact little kids. For instance, I started swearing when I was 10 and all of my friends at school did it and my parents never swore in front of me until I was...14 or 15? And it's usually just my mom as my dad doesn't swear at all. So...poor parenting? No, bad influences? Yes.

[SinHarvest24]

It's just words.

How/When you use them is totally up to you, but should be considered before doing so. Also, it's how the people around you is gonna take it. Theres a lot of words but the meaning behind those words is up to the individual themself...Some see swear words as really bad thing, other just don't give a fuck.

I don't swear IRL as much as i do here, I don't swear around family and especially around the ladies.

Children shouldn't be swearing, IMO. Well atleast to those much older than them.

When people are adults on the other hand, they can say what ever the fuck they want...

[Geren]

Like many have said, they are just word. You give them meaning. The good or the bad meaning depends of the user and listener.

For example, here in El Salvador there are words that mean a total diferent thing in other latin american countries. For example "Pendejo" would translate to something like "fucking asshole", but in Costa Rica, it means "you chicken" which it even isn't a true insult. There are more examples like this.

[IBNobody]

Words that have a negative connotation are bad words. Try calling your wife a Bitch or your boss an Asshole (to his face) and see what happens.

As far as cursing in general goes... I think that the prohibition on cursing in schools is preparation for the real world. You don't sound very professional if you swear frequently. Dropping the F-Bomb in an interview won't get you hired.

[Majorami]

It should be used for emphasis on shitty situations.

[DiscostewSM]

Pinkie232, on 06 February 2012 - 05:18 AM, said:

DiscostewSM, on 06 February 2012 - 05:12 AM, said:

I'm not one for cussing, though I've had a slip of the tongue a few times in the past. While I don't make a commotion about the average person cussing, I do have a thing about kids cussing. Kids have a way of ingraining into their minds things that they see, hear, etc. and it then becomes a part of them. IMO, a kid (under the care of parents) that cusses is an indication of poor parenting.

edited for clarification

This isn't necessarily true. In fact, it's more of the outside influences instead of the parents that really impact little kids. For instance, I started swearing when I was 10 and all of my friends at school did it and my parents never swore in front of me until I was...14 or 15? And it's usually just my mom as my dad doesn't swear at all. So...poor parenting? No, bad influences? Yes.

I don't disagree with you about outside influences being greater, and the fact that your parents didn't swear in front of you until that age is, imo, not bad parenting at all. Swearing with your friends is one thing, as kids will be kids, and kids like to have fun. Kids swearing at anyone for no real reason other than because they can is more of what I meant. Dunno if you swore at your parents prior to age 14-15, since you didn't mention it, but there is a difference between controlled swearing and uncontrolled swearing, with the latter being what I am far more concerned about. What I meant about bad parenting is allowing their kids to do what they want, even in front of them like they don't care.