When you replace words like 'fuck' with 'fudge' or 'fucking whore' with 'flippn boar', you are fooling no one. It sounds ridiculous, and gives zero satisfaction. Don't bother!
Thank you. Now I'm done.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Swearing; Yey or Nay?
For me it has been 'yey' for ... ever. I find it a nice little release when I am angry, frustrated, happy, ecstatic, etc. I can even get quite creative with it. But society frowns up on it. No potty mouth ladies allowed. So what exactly is so wrong with it? Why do people get offended? I would understand if I called someone a Fucking Anal Turd Extractor to their face, and they took offense (even if they deserved it). But if I am cursing to myself as a form of exclamation, then what is the problem? I honestly cannot think of one. They are just words that usually don't even make sense (unlike the one above, which perfectly describes some people). I think some people just jump to the conclusion that because I choose to use a swear word, my vocabulary must be limited. That I cannot get the same meaning across, but with 'proper' words. That, however, is not the case. I can be creative with non swear words as well, but they just do not feel as good.
In my quest to find what other people think, I googled "why is swearing bad" and quickly found myself on the Cuss Control Academy's website. The purpose of this site is to help people curb their swearing. They even provide you with a list of reasons why swearing is bad. I encourage you to take a look, but in the mean time, I will with you share some of my favourites from the list:
It sets a bad example - It is bad because it is bad?
It lacks imagination - Like I mentioned before, I can get quite creative with my swearing purely because I have such an active imagination.
It has lost its effectiveness - If the effectiveness is gone, then what is the problem? And what statistical analysis is this loss of effectiveness conclusion based on?
To say the least, I found the CCA's list weak and easily rebutted. In the end, I did not find the answers to my questions, but I did find is this: A swear word to non-swear word translator. So much fun!
In my quest to find what other people think, I googled "why is swearing bad" and quickly found myself on the Cuss Control Academy's website. The purpose of this site is to help people curb their swearing. They even provide you with a list of reasons why swearing is bad. I encourage you to take a look, but in the mean time, I will with you share some of my favourites from the list:
It sets a bad example - It is bad because it is bad?
It lacks imagination - Like I mentioned before, I can get quite creative with my swearing purely because I have such an active imagination.
It has lost its effectiveness - If the effectiveness is gone, then what is the problem? And what statistical analysis is this loss of effectiveness conclusion based on?
To say the least, I found the CCA's list weak and easily rebutted. In the end, I did not find the answers to my questions, but I did find is this: A swear word to non-swear word translator. So much fun!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Old Age = Crazy?
I'm afraid so. Is it inevitable? Do we ALL have to mentally go? I really wish this was not the case but I do not believe anyone gets spared. With age, people seem to follow this simple line of thinking that eventually leads them to crazyville:
If you are older, you have lived longer and experienced more, making you wiser. In addition, as you age, the population of the people older/wiser than you gets smaller, and the population of the younger/dumber folk gets larger. Therefore, the older you get, the wiser you become than most people on the planet. This makes you more special as the years go by, and naturally it becomes your responsibility to impose your wisdom on the young and dumb. This usually comes out in the form of ever growing cynicism. Especially when you see the whippersnappers trying something new and hip. That really gets you going, because you already know it will never work.
You remain at this level of crazy until you reach some critical age when you get a brief moment to choose: Do you continue on your waaaay fun crazy path causing havoc in the lives of the young until insanity is complete, or do you quit cold turkey and become one of those rare sprung-out-of-nowhere quiet/cute old people?
Most choose crazy; I know I will.
If you are older, you have lived longer and experienced more, making you wiser. In addition, as you age, the population of the people older/wiser than you gets smaller, and the population of the younger/dumber folk gets larger. Therefore, the older you get, the wiser you become than most people on the planet. This makes you more special as the years go by, and naturally it becomes your responsibility to impose your wisdom on the young and dumb. This usually comes out in the form of ever growing cynicism. Especially when you see the whippersnappers trying something new and hip. That really gets you going, because you already know it will never work.
You remain at this level of crazy until you reach some critical age when you get a brief moment to choose: Do you continue on your waaaay fun crazy path causing havoc in the lives of the young until insanity is complete, or do you quit cold turkey and become one of those rare sprung-out-of-nowhere quiet/cute old people?
Most choose crazy; I know I will.
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