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screw fake courtesy
Posted by: Nikhil Jaikumar ( Americans for Free Speech, The Land where Cursing Ain't a Sin ) on June 22, 1999 at 12:28:04:
In Reply to: ??? posted by Kevin Dempsey on June 22, 1999 at 01:02:51:
: Well, I have no idea what incident you are writing of, but for want of another argument, I'll say that children develop language skills based first and foremost on mimicry. They repreat what they hear. That being said, I do not believe that the word "fuck" is inherently evil, but it tends to be used in anger or hatred, which is less than nurturing for young children. If the word was used in a hateful context, then I do not begrudge the family for being upset, especially if it was directed at them. To take your arguments to an extreme, would you suggest that hate-crime legislation is wrong? Should all homosexual people and people of visible minority and women all stay home so that hateful congregations of people can express their hostilities in public?
Holy Mother of Christ (oh, sorry if I offended your tender ears), is this serious? A canoeist falls out of a boat and gets prosecuted for saying "fuck' fifty times? I'd do the same, wouldn't you? strong emotion is part of life, teh sooner these kids realize that the better. I don't want a generation of effete video-game-raised kids, we need a generation of kids who are willing to tell teh establishment to go fuck themselves, hpow do you expect that to hapopen if tehy've never heard anything stronger than 'gosh darn it" before? We don't need more fake courtesy in society, we need more passion, AND STRONG LANGUAGE IS PART OF THAT! Those who can't take the heat should leave the kitchen, and that Victorian throwback had no call to cover her kids' ears'; she is goinbg to be raising effete, spineless childrenm who can't stand up to the currents of life. I demand my right to say "Fuck" whenever I like; when my car gets towed, when I injure myself, when I miss a train, or when (if) someone fires me. How do you think
Abbie Hoffman would have challenged teh establishment if he hadn't been able to say "Fuck"? If somoene doesn't respect my Indian heritage, I dpon't want them to play nice about it, I want them to speak their bigoted minds so then I can educate them or, failing that, say "--- off, mother----."
Long Live Vulgarity!
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