<p>As I was walking on campus today, I realized that there were f's flying out of everybody mouths. Is this really necessary? I don't curse unless it is really really really necessary which is rare for me. </p>
<p>I noticed that girls are the worst culprits and this is something that bothers me. </p>
<p>What is it going to take to return to speaking like human beings?</p>
<p>Profanity is one means of human expression. It isn't "necessary" and you may not approve, but there are likely plenty of people who are similarly "bothered" by the clothes you choose to wear or the religion you choose to practice or the food you opt to eat.</p>
<p>Kind of like pokes on facebook, in order to maintain the value of a single poke you musn't overpoke. Same goes with swearing. Sure, you can overswear but then you must face consequences: 1) it'll be harder to relieve frustration by swearing, and 2) people won't assume that your swearing actually means much.</p>
<p>I am a firm believing in swearing. I think religion and swearing are two excellent choices for vices, since neither affect anyone but the person themself.</p>
<p>It depends alot on where you grew up. </p>
<p>I never realized the weight of the "f" word. Yeah, I know it's a curse. But to this day, it's just like any other word to me.</p>
<p>I don't consider the "f" word as a curse word anymore. It's almost the same as saying "very".</p>
<p>Those pesky words.</p>
<p>I hate when people swear nonchalantly. These words should be reserved for times of intense emotion, elation or frustration, not casual use.</p>
<p>i dont hear ppl actually saying the f word so much..more often its just saying (the actual acronyms not the words) "omg vvtf" or "omfg"</p>
<p>I've dropped all those words so much that they are part of my daily vocabulary. My mom has phased them out too and doesn't so much as stir when I say any swear word unless directed at her. Then I realized it was a terrible habit so I've been trying to cut back. But seriously, calling someone a fu<em>king c</em>nt isn't as severe to me as it should be. That's not right. Those words have some weight.</p>
<p>When people ask me how I am, I always respond with "positively fantastic." I should probably stop. It cheapens the value of the word.</p>
<p>(The point being loss of value can work in the other direction too.)</p>
<p>Duh, that's probably because you're among the population that curses the most: teenagers/adolescents and college students. It peters off as your peers get older. I wouldn't be surprised that it's most prevalent on campuses, where there's minimal adult supervision.</p>
<p>This just made me think of a friend who doesnt cuss.</p>
<p>Instead of mother F. she says MOTHER MONKEY</p>
<p>Or instead of what the h.ll she says WHAT THE CRAZY.</p>
<p>It makes everyone laugh. Including me.</p>
<p>Good thing y'all aren't sailors; it's part of the right of passage.</p>
<p>On a serious note....My brother just got fired from his job for swearing. It was a $30K job selling health insurance over the phone. Someone he was pitching hung up on him and he mumbled a few choice words in his cubicle. Co-workers didn't hear him, but the person monitoring the phone lines did. That was ground for dismissal!</p>
<p>I say motherlover because I laugh at Dexter on cbs.</p>
<p>the best replacement i heard was "what the chicken"</p>
<p>I like "mother pus bucket" which as some of you may know, was in Ghostbusters (one of my fav. movies). Honestly, I'm one of those people but I don't really see what's the big deal is about it. Obviously, I can talk without using them, which I do with my teachers/bosses/higher-ups and usually with my mother (although my mom doesn't really scold me on it anymore so I do find myself talking to my mother and saying, "what the HELL" or "sh_t!" sometimes... never the f-bomb though. that is not for the mother's ears unless something REALLY crazy happens, which is the only time she's ever used it in front of me either). But with my friends and peers, what's the biggie? I used the f-word quite often with them actually, and they use it too.</p>