Swearing! Why is swearing so generally accepted these days?

I believe that the further away that society departs from Christian (and even Jewish) ethics the more you will see the depravity increase. Every generation has its defination of what is and is not acceptable and it seems that every generation becomes more accepting of that which is not approved by the Creator of this world. Some may become increasingly sad and distraught with such truth, others become more and more hopeful of the day that our Lord and Savior Jesus returns to set things straight.

I was brought up with football players and have lived most of my life around football players, i.e. tending a bar for them after games, providing sandwiches and tea, supporting my favourite team, etc. etc. Hence, I got used to some pretty rough language. But even that, nowhere near compares with the language I hear today, especially coming from females and children. I think much of it has to do with television, but a lot of it is to do with rapping. Rappers can NOT complete a record (and I won't call it singing), without at least one swearword every other line. The kids have this drumming in their ears, day after day, and know no better. Hence, they think it's perfectly alright to use swearwords. Moreover, their parents don't correct them. I didn't dare swear when I was young for fear of the dreaded bar of soap advancing towards my mouth! Worse still, if I had to miss out on dinner and go to my room for the rest of the day. I don't think anything can be done about it now, as it has become an everyday habit, which would be extremely difficult to break. However, a gentle reminder, similar to the one you gave, doesn't go amiss and at least it makes you feel as though you've drawn their attention to their bad language.

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I agree. It saddens me when I hear foul language coming from a small child (many times, it's one of thier firsts words!). I don't allow people to cuss in my home, or in front of my sons, but it is a growing trend. It used to be considered rude and unproffesional, but you hear it from just about anyone now-a-days. I remember when I was a child I wasn't aloud to say words like stupid, butt, jerk etc. and if I did, my mouth would be cleaned out with soap. Now, I'm not suggesting that we begin filling our children's mouth with liquid soap, and certainly not the way my parents did it (with tape over our mouths so we were unable to spit it out), but I think it begins in the home, and at a very early age.

blame it on televisions,movies and MTV's. profanity is already part of everyday language for young teens. they think it is cool.

You are right that the amount of swearing has in fact increased and even just going grocery shopping you can hear a tremendous amount of swearing throuh out the isles!!!

Yess..thank you very much!! I started a couple days ago a thread here on cartoons with swearing..which absolutely appals me to no end..And i had so many reactions to more or less..deal with it..its just to be accpeted,,this is our world..if i dont like it turn off tv..blah blah.. I shouldnt have to when it comes to cartoons for one..they are made for children..not us..I dont see why we need it personally..Why not switch the swear words with heck..and darn? i dont get it..now i will be honest and say i have sworn..and i dont mind my movies swearing..its a grown up thing i guess..but there really isnt any reason for it in the same..I miss the good old days of the 80's..they were really great times..om only 33.but its true..the good days are gone and i fear will never come back..and its soo very sad,,what has our world come to when we accept these words for our children? I just dont get it..:(

I think that the reason for this is just that because they are used more they are more accepted. They do not have the same dramatic effect they used to and they are now just a part of common conversations.

My husband and I do not swear and do not allow others to swear in our home and especially around our children, ages 1,2,&3. Recently while playing a game of Memory with my 3 year old she made a mistake and didn't make the match that she was hoping for ... she said under her breath, the "D" word. Shocked I asked her where she learned the word ... she could not tell me. After some consideration I realized that she probably picked it up from a movie. I was crushed. My husband and I love movies and I'm sure that she overheard the word while we were watching a movie. I never really considered the negative influence this would have on our children. We've made some serious changes in our movie watching habits. I don't think enough of us parents consider this when we bring media into our homes. I don't ever want to hear my children using inappropriate language again. It will be dealt with, both on my end and her end, before it goes any farther.

I completely agree with you on this one. In one instance I was walking back to my car with my children from an Easter Egg hunt being held at a church of all places and heard a man in the parking lot swearing at his children. I usually do not even say anything unless my children are present, and even then sometimes I just walk away rather quickly due to the fact that I have seen where when confronted these individuals will actually cuss you out as well which basically only makes matters worse. The thing that saddens me the most is when I go to my daughter's elementary school and hear these young children using these types of words. What seems to start out with these children as simple cusses often leads into outright filthy language by middle school. Many of these children (in middle schools here) use cuss words more often then any other word. It upsets me that you cannot even watch tv,movies,etc without having to hold the remote close "just in case".

Apparently, swearing is bad, and it affects many young people who ironically think that that is cool. I strongly disagree people swearing in public, which is horrible, not only showing the rudeness of him/herself but also make others feel uncomfortable. However, in private, I actully swear too, especially with my friends. At this time, I think that swearing is a language that will make friends more closely connected. Also, I think that swearing is a way of expressing yourself, such as angers, sadness, or even happiness. Swearing, to me, is neccessary only if it does not affect others. What do you guys think?

Swearing is not accepted these days. Children curse because adults do it at home, on tv and every place you take your child. I think we need to work on word replacement and then swear when we are not around children.

its just how the world is made and its hard for people to stop, some have just made the words up years ago that its becomes a trend for others to use the word so often that it is hard for people to stop, so years from now people are still going to be swearing no matter what.

Hi everyone.. I'm going to play the devils advocate on this one because I really want to pick your brains on this :) What is it with swearing that you don't like? Is it the words themselves or what they stand for? For example if I told you to go fudge yourself, would you be offended? I gather you probably would be; but after hitting my finger with a hammer and shouting fudge, would this be a better word to say then the F word? I suppose what I'm trying to say is, are our current swear words essentially just slang words that most dislike the meaning of... I hope I've left you something to think about. I'd love to hear your feedback on it :)

There is nothing wrong with profanity. If you feel offended by profanity then you have a problem with yourself.

Swearing is such a bad habit. When I started the second job i ever had i started swearing so much because I would hear all the sailors and co workers say things. Because I was around it so much I picked it up and I sounded worst than a sailor. Now that I've been away from that for a while I still say some words here and there but not as much. I think that whatever you are exposed to all the time you'll eventually pick it up. I hope my kids don't pick up words. It would be awful and wrong hearing a kid say a bad word.

I'm not offended myself, but i still don't like people swearing a lot. I only swear when I'm frustrated or angry, but the rest of the time i can easily avoid it. On the other hand I think some people have gotten so accustomed to it's just part of their everyday speech.

I was always taught that swearing makes a person sound uneducated. As I got older, I realized that this most definitely was the case. It's very common for teenagers and young adults to engage in unnecessary swearing. It's very easy to fall into this habit when everyone around you uses it. People seem to feel more important when they use curse words. I think movies and television are to blame for the recent surge in swearing. Every movie you watch today depicts swearing as a normal part of life. This has, in turn, made it a normal part of life in reality. Everyone slips sometimes, but I refuse to accept unnecessary and excessive cursing that seems to be so trendy now.

i guess as u ppl put it swearing has become accepted.....even in public...i think its due to the invasion of television!!

I'm sure alot of people wouldn't agree with me, what please at least read. If swearing is so bad, why do the words even exist? Like if children can't say the words why should adults be able to? I know that sounds awkward but just think about it. Kids didn't just pick the words up from nowhere you know. Btw, I'm 16.