language? Do you want a 3 your old saying "where the fuck is my food?". I don't
want my kids exposed to such language nor do I want to be. Problem is, many
people just don't see it as a problem.
I was totally shocked when I heard the language being used by people at work in
front of this little kid and the parents were right there and not saying
anything about it. But as someone else mentioned, parenting is one of the
reasons for this change.
> Language evolves. Many completely innocent words today were questionable
> not-to-long ago ("balderdash", for example, was a somewhat strident curse
> not heard in polite company).
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> "Curse words" in general are only "bad" because we've decided them to be:
> the source of most of these words (at least in English) was actually a class
> distinction. Words common (base, but not vulgar) to the lower classes
> became "bad" words.
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> If you can catch it there was actually a great episode of "Penn and Teller:
> Bullshit" on this very topic. There was also a really good documentary
> called "Nigger" which explored the origins and current use of that word -
> really fascinating. That one, especially, is causing quite a generational
> rift. Most "bad words" just slowly become more acceptable, racial slurs on
> the other hand carry significant baggage much, much longer.
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> Altogether it's a really fascinating subject.
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> Jim Davis
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> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:12 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Language today
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> What is it with people today? I'm listening to people I work with and they
> use language that years ago would not be considered appropriate, especially
> in a work environment. Then, when the 3 year old son of one of the owners
> comes in, the language does not change. When were the rules changed to allow
> 'curse words' into the vocabulary along side normal ones?
> I hear kids calling each other nigger, mother fucker, etc. When did these
> become terms of endearment? When did the rules of proper speech get thrown
> out? Was it when parents were stopped from washing their childrens mouths
> out with soap? And how does this excuse the adults? When did the rules
> change and why? (and more importantly, how can we change them back?)
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