Why is profanity banned ?

[Neonian]

I already covered it all. You need to read my post again.

If your way of having "a thrill of the moment" is not "thrilling" to other people around you then you need to keep it for some other private moment or surrounding. If we are mature then we should not have problem in understanding such a simple thing.

A triumvirate of Religion, Influence, and History mixed together in a melting pot of smut, in all honesty. You take several spiritual societies (not just the super-powerful and super-political Catholic Church [back in the day]) all agreeing that certain words are nasty and shouldn't be said, you bring that powerful influence down upon the people, the generations of parents believe the same thing as well, and you let the melting pot stew for 1.5 thousand years. You have now just enveloped all of society to believe that these words are hot buttons that should be addressed with soapy mouths.

In philosophy, we discuss Lord of the Flies, where those who are put into a place of anarchy have no influences or rules to abide by. Then they all of a sudden say a word that would have been devious against society. Would they think it so? No, they would have considered it just another word.

I kinda understand now, but then that leaves me questioning religion. There's always something having to end up with something else.

I completely agree that current profanity will lose it's impact. As a kid the 'bad words' I was taught never to use were simple ones like ass/bugger/hell. These words have pretty much become perfectly acceptable in everyday conversation.

I don't totally agree with giving up and letting profanity have it's place in life. It would be nice for the words to lose their impact but them being a tad touchy is still quite useful. The reason why I make an effort not to curse around kids is because it is a good way to teach restraint. Teach them to think about whether it is appropriate to say what they were thinking. Kinda like how some of the people who swore their heads off as kids are generally the ones who got physically aggressive first.

Ass is still considered offensive at my school, but hell or bugger are not. I wonder what would happen if we gave up telling the next generation of kids to swear. Would our society crumble or would it be the same just with more idiots walking around.

 

[Pervy Wrath]

I have no idea. It's a part of how we talk, so I don't see the big deal. One of my friends' first word were d*ck actually.

 

[Klaroline]

Why so you need to use profanity anyway? I'm being serious.

 

[holtaa]

Difference is. They can't see the road, or the signs.

Yeah... thats pretty much what i meant...

 

[holtaa]

In shorter, more legal versions:

Kid finds cuss word. Kid uses cuss word. Parents ask where they learned cuss word. Parents voice complaint against web site because the kid was very young. Parents call a federal organization. Federal Organization brings up C.O.P.P.A. and ask why an underaged user was registered on your site. Website is now void.

They have things called 'terms and agreements' and an age requirement that you must agree too to be registered on sites/forums now... in no way is it ever the sites fault unless they do not provide one and im pretty sure they all do...

 

[Blinkie Uchiha]

Well my mum told me i said the F word when I was 2 so ...yh it doesn't bother me, but I can see why some people would want to protect their children from "bad words"

 

[Isabella95]

The bad words will haunt you and lead you to hell that's why =D

 

[Fountain]

There is nothing wrong using them every once in a wnile.

Is there even point in censoring words if you're still gonna be an asshet and disrespect someones opinion and delete their thread? Unless is personal you shouldn't have that right.

 

[Naruto D Luffy]

That was long read.....

 

[Neonian]

That was long read.....

Yes it was.

 

[Darthlawsuit]

Because if you don't ban it 13 yr olds will make an entire sentence out of nothing but profanity.






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[shelke]

Why shouldn't it be? Kids are as disrespectful as they can get. Add profanity to the mix and you are only increasing their bad behaviour. I don't know, why are belt and a good ol slap banned? They should definitely be incorporated to pound some manners into kids today.