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I don't like it when people swear crying Swearing gets on my nerves. Does anybody else hate swearing?

I have no problem with swearing as long as it isn't overdone. It only bothers me if there is curse word in every other sentence you type.

I don't mind it if it isn't repetitive. If every other word is a swear word, it's a big indication that the person needs to expand their vocabulary. I feel that way about any word or phrase, though. For example, I hate when a person uses "literally" every sentence when they're trying to be emphatic. It's annoying.

That`s pretty much my view on the matter. If two words mean the same thing, why is one word accepted while the other the considered rude?

Who labeled them 'bad words' in the first damn place? I used them alot when I'm pissed or when I'm explaining something. Probally why I got kicked out of english class one year

Hah. Well, what did you expect, really?

I agree, swearing is pointless and I rather hate it, but I do swear sometimes (I wish I wouldn't, but I blame public school for infecting me with that disease). When you can say the same exact thing with words that aren't nearly as offensive, why would you swear?

And I think they were deemed "bad words" because many people found them offensive, they were used inappropriately, and lots of people decided that they shouldn't be teaching four-year-olds to swear. In this day and age, most of the world doesn't give a crap and curses for every other word in every sentence, teaching their infants to act the same way but in even more offensive ways (if that's even possible). And frankly, all you people who are swearing right now are being jerks. That's like blowing cigarette smoke into the face of a person with severe asthma.

I've kept myself to this extremely strange thought on profanity, though most say that it's stupid. neutral I'll admit, I don't think the use of profanity is stupid nor degrading to who one may be. Sure, there are a lot of other expressions that can be used, but there are times when the other words lack the punch to describe a situation, triumph, etcetera.

Heck, there was a debate on this with my lab partners - one who hated profanity, the other who used it semi-excessively. I tried to explain both parties that they were both right and wrong, but none of them cared to even think my explanation through.

My thought:
"Although it degrades one's character for using such words in excessive or occasional use, another is just as worse if they cannot handle such."

Well, that's my two cents in. If you don't get what I mean, here it is.

1. ) We all know it's wrong to use such "bad" words.
2. ) However, THEY'RE JUST WORDS. Don't try to argue with this either. If they're not words, why do think they still even exist?
3. ) Excessive use is looked down upon. And it really is. I did once the other day out of personal conflict and emotion, but the girl who was "better" than me muttered "She be crazy." Unemotionless Idiot.
4. ) However, without understanding why one would curse like a sailor (or pirate, whatever you like), you're just as bad as they are. Just my general belief. This is only true however if it is within reason, for example if one gets a low grade on an exam they studied so hard for, if there is personal conflict that applies to even only one person, etcetera.
5. ) Those that cannot handle such are wimps. Was going to say babies or something more degrading here, but this is pretty general, not literal.
6. ) Those that can handle such, and not make any remarks about it, do sometimes keep it to an semi-occasional / occasional use, and understand the times when one may curse as much as a sailor/pirate have my eternal respect. And truly, only a few do have my respects.

Wow. I gave more than two cents in. I gave an entire dollar. eek