Does it bother you when other DUers curse a lot?

[StellaBlue]

Just wondering. I like curse words, personally.

[pitohui]

1. it does say underground

how underground can it be if it's afraid of a little adult language

some of the crap taking place on this planet calls for a few swears if you ask me

but don't be surprised if this question gets moved to the lounge tho

[Duer 157099]

2. oh hell no! that's the beauty of DU

Just like my favorite toon,

http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war.html

it wouldn't be the same without it

[dweller]

11. the more things change, the more they remain the same ...

http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war54.html

fuggitall.
dp

[LiberalVoice]

3. When angry count four; when very angry, swear - Mark Twain

I'll stick with my good buddy Sam on that one.

[rockymountaindem]

4. It only bothers me when people do it specifically because they think

it will offend me. I hate it when they underestimate me.

[dysfunctional press]

5. fuck'em...the kinda shit going on in this country pisses me off.

and i don't mind saying so.

[Blackthorn]

6. I mean, for fucks sake, its just a fucking word...

Just for fucking letters (7 in that fucking (and this)case). It's not big deal. Say it out loud. Fuck. How can a fucking word be bad? It's like rain. It's not bad weather, it's just the context. For me, repeated conditioning that "fuck" is somehow a bad word has just trained my body to release a small amount of endorphin every time I say it. Fuck.

[Jazz2006]

7. Doesn't bother me in the least, even though I don't curse online

anywhere near as much as I do in real life :D

In fact, I think I've only typed "fuck" once here on DU and it was actually just part of the word "fucking" ... and it was on a 9/11 thread.

Okay, so now I've typed it three times, twice in this very post :D

[bananas]

8. I prefer the term "colorful language"

it makes it sound artistic.
Why do they call them "curse" words, anyway?

[cboy4]

9. BWAHAHAHAHAHA! You're funny. "I like curse words, personally"

I'm not sure that I "like" curse words personally so much as I think they really, really drive home a point!!

Otherwise, I have no muther-fukkin use for them ;)

[MnFats]

10. according to the latest Harper's Index, two of three

Americans use the word "fuck."
it's a big tent.

[bananas]

18. The other 1/3 use "screw". nt

[Warren DeMontague]

20. And the other one of the three uses "Chinga"

At which point the Senate says, "Dammit! Swear in English!"

[Marr]

12. Curse words don't bother me, no.

[saracat]

13. What the fuck kind of a question is this?

[Asgaya Dihi]

14. How's it used?

Cussing doesn't bother me in the slightest unless it's used as a replacement for a real argument or opinion. Is it used in a context where it simply expresses something better for them, or just to degenerate someone?

[Swamp Rat]

15. GO CHENEY YOURSELF!

:D

I like words. :)

[snot]

16. I value DU as a crucial "machine" for

collaborating to create and promulgate solutions.

Curse words, like all others, are communicative. Like other words, they can be used effectively, or if over-used, their impact can be diluted to nearly nil.

Also, while I acknowledge the importance of venting, I find some of the angriest posts on DU upsetting and not necessarily contributing much to creating or promulgating solutions.

[Hardrada]

17. It's not like we're fucking Tony Soprano or anything.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. I like it when people come up with extra creative expletives.

Fuckwit, Fuckstick... Chuckleheaded Fuck-Monkey.. "Asshat" was fun, for a while.

[bridgit]

21. Fuck, no!

[Journeyman]

22. Thou impertinent, milk-livered giglet. . .

how dares't thou defile our political abode with your mammering, knotty-pated clotpole questions and beslubbering, tickle-brained fustilarian poll. Thou aren't a rank, onion-eyed hugger-mugger and shal't surely meet a currish, clapper-clawed puttock of a hell-hated bum-bailey on the gleeking, folly-fallen hedge-pig of a horse you rode in on, too!

Further Shakespearean insults can be devised from a list of uncommon columns at www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html, or they can be automatically generated for you at www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/a1-shakespearean-insults-generator.htm

(And yes, I enjoy a good cursing, creatively applied, but find most people lack both the originality and creativity to effectively pull it off, and though they try to overcome their inadequacies with unstructured bile and inadequate bombast, they usually fall far short of their mark.)

[Bluebear]

23. Not in the least when not used gratuitously, nt

[SoCalDem]

24. It doesn't offend ME, but

I think it does prevent DU from attracting more "mainstream" attention..

[Skittles]

25. I came here to get away from the f****ing "mainstream"

:D

[earth mom]

26. Hell No!

It's one thing I love about DU-the freedom to cuss up a storm-unlike I do in real life or even on the previous message board I posted at before I came here.

Not to mention that it's TOTALLY JUSTIFIED given the bastards we have in office! :grr:

[NMMNG]

27. No

I normally censor my curses with an asterisk or other symbol in place of one or more of the letters in case others might be offended, but I myself am not offended by curse words. I'd much rather be here where people let some foul language fly here and there, than be in that other place where cursing is prohibited but it is routine to see posters gleefully announcing how they would like to beat,torture or even brutally kill gays, Iraqis, Dems, and others.

[liberalpress]

42. Perhaps it's my 176 years in broadcasting...

... but I try NOT to use it and other creative ways to get a point across. "Fuck" is a very good word, but if used too gratuitously, will lose it's punch, I fear.

[FlaGranny]

69. It already has lost its punch -

it's no longer shocking, like it once was. I save the word for when I really, really need a good word to express my feelings. If I used "fuck" in every single sentence, what other word could I use when I get really mad?

Edit: Its easy to miss and/or ignore any real feelings a person might be trying to express because the word is so overused.

[Freedom_Aflaim]

28. Fuck yes it does

:)

[sutz12]

29. This always gets me.

It's not really adult to swear a lot. It's actually kind of juvenile. The truth is that profanity is pretty fucking inefficient at actually describing something. Profanity makes for shittly adjectives, because it really isn't very fucking descriptive, compared to qualifiers like "red" or "hot" or "soft."
Do you see what I trying to fucking say here? :evilgrin:

Chill, have a :beer: and resume your normal posting pattern. :)

[Zynx]

30. Swearing is an appropriate method of voicing frustration.

Simply saying how angry you are just doesn't do it.

[woodsprite]

31. IMO, it doesn't add much to the conversation if you

use it for every other word. Because of what DU is and represents, I like my daughter (13) to read it and I feel uncomfortable about some of the posts. Not many, but some. Usually, I don't go in those when she's "reading over my shoulder". You can pretty much tell from the header. Again, it's only the posts that overuse the language. Most that do are not even worth reading. But again, IMO, we are talking about a small percentage here.

[Neoma]

32. Bloody hell, no.

It's like the fucking air that you breathe.

[Philosoraptor]

33. Profanity is the sign of a weak----aw fuck that.

My own granny cursed like a sailor, but I loved her just the same.

[LunaC]

34. Y'all will get a kick out of this!

FUCK - the all-purpose magical word
http://www.ilovewavs.com/comedy/Misc/fuck.wav

[lonestarnot]

39. a kick!

:kick:

[Fierce]

35. I don't mind it, but

it's clear when someone uses it to hide substandard writing. I also object to sexist language but I seem to be in a minority there.

[StellaBlue]

55. I'm fucking with you on that

I don't like sexist language, either. Especially the word "pussy" and using it to denoke weakness. When men push something the size of a watermelon out a hole the size of a lemon, then they can use a demeaning word for my genitalia as an insult. Actually, "balls" or "bollocks" or "scrotum" would be better for this purpose. Those are fragile body parts. ;)

[Fierce]

61. Heh.

Those parts shrink when insulted and cower when kicked.

[novalib]

36. Bush! Cheney!

Do you mean when we use words like that??!!

[lonestarnot]

37. Yes I'm horribly fucking offended!

[MissB]

38. Before I even clicked on this poll,

I knew one of the options would be "fuck no". :rofl:

[lonestarnot]

40. They left off fuck yes!

[madokie]

41. sometimes a good ole cuss word is all it takes to make it make sense

sometimes it just feels good, other times WTF.
peace

[leesa]

43. I love curse words. Some of the best words in the English language

are curse words, they can convey an emotion perfectly and everyone understands.

[progressivebydesign]

44. If my biggest worry is that someone types a cuss word...

..then I'm not thinking hard enough.

[FlaGranny]

45. Sure I am - it offends me that people

aren't smart enough to express themselves without using "shock" words. I use the words myself on occasion, but I never use them for their shock value and extremely rarely in front of other people. I use them when I'm really, really angry. I don't use vulgarity to express ideas. I can let vulgar words slide off my back, but I really don't much respect people who can't get out a coherent thought without using at least one. It just comes across to me as low class. I realize that it is just a habit with a lot of otherwise intelligent people and do my best to overlook it.

Sorry, but you asked!

Edit: Good lord, I replied then went back and re-read this thread. Suddenly I have the feeling we are inundated here by 13 year olds. Go to it kids.

[anarch]

46. fuck yes! I really wish you fuckers would stop all this fucking cussing.

I mean, shit, really now!

[SeattleRob]

47. what is more bothersome?

an occasional curse word or the shit that is happening to our country?

[driver8]

48. This fucking poll is a piece of shit. n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

49. Profanity here is so overused that it lacks impact...

when it should be used. I think it diminishes the seriousness of our efforts here, and the credibility of the site. For a while, DU rules didn't permit profanity in subject lines, but the mods gave up. So the self-indulgence continues.

[gollygee]

50. It doesn't bother me

I do sometimes worry that it makes DU look like we're made up of a bunch of teenagers though.

[sendero]

51. People who buy into the 2nd grade idea..

.. that "profanity" is "stupid" or the "province of those without the command of language to make their points" - are basically fucking morons, if you don't mind my saying.

[FlaGranny]

56. Well, I didn't call

anyone a "fucking moron," but, you see, you've made my point about class and foul language.

[sendero]

58. No you see..

... you merely think I've made your point.

[FlaGranny]

66. Sorry, I can't take you seriously,

as I was raised in a more gentile environment. I will never be able to take anyone seriously who loves using low class street language. If I reaaly wanted to hear that, I can go stand on a street corner and listen to a gaggle of teenagers.

In the circles I've always lived in - middle class, non wealthy, mostly blue collar and white collar working people - that kind of language is used only rarely and usually in anger. Maybe you could call it classist, but nonstop foul language makes me cringe. I'll also wager that I'm not the only one who feels this way - its effect is much like watching someone picking their nose or scratching their butt in public, and you also might compare its effect to a loud, stinking passage of intestinal gas - can't help but feel embarrassed for the offending person.

You'll never find me chastising anyone here for using foul langauge. I can take it - there's no langauge I haven't heard before or even used myself, but someone asked, so I'm giving my opinion. It's no skin off my nose.

[sendero]

67. The feeling..

... is mutual.

[rpgamerd00d]

52. Fuck, no!

[Lugnut]

53. Heck no

I've been cursing a lot myself the past five and a half years.

[tnlefty]

59. I can relate! I wouldn't even say crap in front of my kids for years, but

Smirk/Sneer and their criminal gang changed that! I still try to avoid swearing in front of them, but it happens more often than the total ban that I had going when they were younger. I did teach them to say Bush** instead of profanity, i.e. 'well, bush** that', 'what a load of bush**', 'bushin** rubberstamp republicans'.

I don't know why my bush** votin' relatives weren't too happy when they caught onto this.

[stepnw1f]

54. I'll Try to Curb my Profanity a Bit

I tend to get carried away.

[lonestarnot]

68. bad bad bad

:spank:

[prole_for_peace]

57. i cuss so much a sailor once stopped me on the street

to tell me that i should tone it down

[misternormal]

60. It doesn't bother me... read on...

Perhaps of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language today is the word "FUCK." It is a magical word that just by its sound can describe pain, pleasure, love, and hate. In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck), or a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck), or it can be an adverb (Mary is really fucking interested in John), a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck), or an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful). As you see, there are few words with the versatility of "FUCK."
Besides its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:


Greetings: "How the fuck are you?"
Fraud: "I got fucked by the car dealer."
Dismay: "Oh, fuck it!"
Trouble: "Well, I guess I'm fucked now."
Aggression: "Fuck you!"
Disgust: "Fuck me!"
Confusion: "What the fuck...?"
Difficulty: "I don't get this fucking business."
Despair: "Fucked again."
Incompetence: "He fucks everything up."
Displeasure: "What the fuck is going on here?"
Lost: "Where the fuck are we?"
Disbelief: "Unfuckingbelievable!"
Retaliation: "Up your fucking ass."

It can be used in an anatomical description: "He's a fucking asshole."
It can be used to tell time: "It's five fucking thirty."
It can be used in business: "How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
It can be maternal: "Motherfucker."
It can be political: "Fuck GWB."
And never forget General Custer's last words: "Where did all these fucking Indians come from?"
Also, the famous last words of the mayor of Hiroshima: "What the fuck was that?"
And last but not least, the immortal words of the captain of the Titanic: "Where is all this fucking water coming from?"

The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word. How can anyone be offended when you say fuck? Use it in your daily speech; it will add to your prestige.

Today, say to someone: "Fuck you!"

[Asgaya Dihi]

64. That was a great comic bit

George Carlin did that, was a pretty good one. You can listen to it at the following if you'd like. Go to the following page and select the bottom link, "Usage Of The Word F*ck". I've had a copy saved for years.

http://www.softwaredl.com/music/carlin/

[alcibiades_mystery]

65. What a fucking mess

both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John) - These are both cases of a transative verb; the first is active, while the second passive.

It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck), or a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck) - I suppose "to give a fuck" is a verb (although "fuck" really functions as a noun in this case), but in both these cases, the verb is active. The passive version would be "A fuck wasn't given (by Mary)." You confuse a negative for the passive voice.

it can be an adverb (Mary is really fucking interested in John) - Actually, in this case it serves as an intensifier, its usual role. The adverb is "really."

[misternormal]

71. Thanks for clearing that up... I was an art major...

:headbang:

[Initech]

62. Fuck no!

[SheepyMcSheepster]

63. At times it is over the top

Curse words don't offend me personally, I do know they offend others whom I have pointed to here, so take it for what it is worth.

[TheFriedPiper]

70. If you are turned off by 'foul' language.....

.....you might be a republican!

[Obamanaut]

72. I voted "other.' There's cursing here? nt

[guinivere]

73. Hell no, I don't give a shit. nt