I don’t get it. These words restrict what can be on TV and radio. They change the ratings of games and movies. We go through all this effort to keep these words hidden away from our children, even though the second they hit school they are going to pick them up from another kid most likely.
Why is it that we treat these words like black sheep?
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Words have meaning. And words can have impact.
Curse words are a bit like knives. They have their use, but one should be careful when wielding them, as they should be used responsibly. Because if you’re careless, you might hurt someone.
Presumably, a grown up will know what words to use and what to avoid. I could probably string together a few words that if said to a specific friend would end the whole damn friendship. So i don’t use those words on those friends.
We try to teach kids those words are bad and should not be used, so that they learn how much impact those words can have. And later, when they’re grown up, they’ll be able to responsibly use them, having learned how impactful they are.
Whether this means we should censor or bleep curse words or strike them from the radjo all together is of course another thing, and i suppose christianity has a lot to say about that. But the rules on that differ from place to place
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