Today I came across a club who is against swearing. I wanted to see their logic so I went to the site and it really got me thinking. Lots of people on the site write about how we are allowed/supposed to use language and how certain words affect us (e.g. the argument "they're just words" vs the idea that words can actually hurt people).
http://www.nocussing.com/memberstories.html
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"Do you have to use so many cuss words?"
ReplyDelete"Th'fuck you talking about?"
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We should be aware of the fact that words can hurt people.. but that doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't swear anymore.
ReplyDeleteat the train station in stuttgart: I was talking to a friend on the phone, saying 'shit'. afterward, a guy came (maybe 30, 35) asking me very politely to not swear in public. Imagine me startled. I guess we're not even aware anymore how much we swear
ReplyDeleteBut actually, swearing in a language that is not your mother tongue doens't have the same "effect" (as when done in your mother tongue that is). To me e.g. 'scheisse' or 'shit' doesn't sound/mean nearly as bad as if I would say those equivalents in Finnish... Don't know if this is just my thinking but anyhow, that's how I feel. And actually, I think the same goes with e.g. saying "I love you" to someone...
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