Thread: Swearing.

I always learn a lot from these sort of discussions, as it is a reminder of how different we all are. And that's just it.....different, not better or worse....or right or wrong. It boils down to one thing............opinion. In respect to this subject there is swearing.........and then there is swearing. I swear but can also find swearing offensive dependant on the circumstances. I think there is nothing at all wrong with swearing.........again dependant on the form of swearing ie profuse use of the c or f word. Swearing is a part of most, if not all languages. There is not one person I know who hasn't sworn at some stage of their life. How characterless would our world be without the odd swear word, would Billy Connolly be as funny, would watching an in your face movie be the same. Me thinks not. Again this is adult world, guess what adults swear. Doesnt matter if we are a LR site, a toyota site or whatever. That is totally irrelevant, why? A make of car doesn't make one a swearer, being an adult does. Are there not more worrysome things that the odd swear word??

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

would watching an in your face movie be the same. Me thinks not.

I usually turn them off if they have excessive swearing. I find it too offensive. The great movies of the Thirties through to the Sixties didn't need swearing.

Ron

sorry Stevo,,,

go back and read the Conditions of Access,

No Swearing,

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and you were responsible for adding that clause,,,

sorry Stevo,,,

go back and read the Conditions of Access,

No Swearing,

Nada
zip
zilch
zero.

and you were responsible for adding that clause,,,

I havent sworn have I, just making comment, to me falls in line with Pre schools not having Xmas cause it might offend a few muslims. Just more political correctness. We have an adult site, with adults on it, and whether here or in the "real" world occasionally people swear. General is meant to be a campfire and guaranteed people swear around a real campfire that too. I will live by it but think it is a bit silly. Swearing is part of Aussie culture, we even had a campaign with a swear word in it. I believe though I can use abbreviations like FFS, and thats just my personal thoughts on this issue . Guess don't like to be treated like a child, thats all,

Regards

Stevo

I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that swearing was the sign of an impoverished vocabulary.

I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that swearing was the sign of an impoverished vocabulary.

Well I would say to Oscar that he was most likely a little on the arrogant side and who would he be to dictate as to how others spoke. Sounds like English snobbery to me, and I should know, half my family falls into that category. Though after a few "ports for the general" the odd colourful word may slip

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by p38arover

I usually turn them off if they have excessive swearing. I find it too offensive. The great movies of the Thirties through to the Sixties didn't need swearing.

Ron

They didn't need colour either!
Sheridan

The great movies of the Thirties through to the Sixties didn't need swearing.

That is most likely because it wasnt allowed. From doco's etc that I have seen, things were pretty raunchy behind the scenes in those days. Just a different time, thats all. Guaranteed if swearing were allowed back on those days, Hollywood would have been all over it. Like anything times change and peoples perceptions do so to.

Regards

Stevo