Does swearing offend you?

[Gerowen]

It has always offended me why "cursing" offends people.  I agree that in some instances people can go overboard in an attempt to sound like they're "gangsta" or something, but sometimes there are just no other words that suffice.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

nope

[McKay]

People who swear, in my opinion, think more of themselves, and very little of others.  How is that a good thing?

 

Why would you think that? That doesn't even make sense. Where would you get this correlation? 

[Gerowen]

It has always offended me why "cursing" offends people.  I agree that in some instances people can go overboard in an attempt to sound like they're "gangsta" or something, but sometimes there are just no other words that suffice.

I meant to say "puzzled", but I was thinking of the word "offended", and I can't edit my post now, :p

[Decebalvs Rex]

Depends on who curses me, in what context and how much. If he/she crosses the line we go tribal or I will fix these problems calmly most of the time.

I am more offended by hostile actions than by words. Hurting my ears is one thing but hurting my wallet/familly is another.

 

 

Education and culture mark offensive situations, latin people being more acid/energy filled than others.

[MikeChipshop Member]

my farts are manly farts.. they smell of steak and whiskey!

 

** Lick lips **

[Dotdot]

Context is everything in this case.

Casual profanity I`m not fussed about.

Profanity with real emotion and anger behind it, that`s different.

[0nyX]

When its done at the right time and at the right occasion i am perfectly fine with it.

[cork1958]

Don't really mind swearing, don't really swear myself, but excessive swearing is not cool with me.

 

I don't like it when people swear in front of children. 

 

I don't swear a whole lot unless I get really mad and most people I know swear some but not to the point of excess.

 

My in-laws on the other can't say a sentence without f"ing this and f'ing that! Got into a real bad arguement with wife when kid was just a toddler. Told her I didn't want her to bring kid around them or them come around here.

 

One of her cousins has had big time problems with a PRESCHOOLER cussing out the bus driver. Has been kicked off bus several times! They think it's funny!

[Charisma Veteran]

I think when used correctly, a swear word can be the best word to use in a situation to adequately express the gravity of a situation, or frustration, or sometimes it's just the best way to describe what you're trying to say. I tend to try and speak artfully and say exactly what I mean, so I do swear sometimes. When one isn't doing it constantly, those words can be an effective way to get people's attention, or drive home a point, or just be funny.

 

That being said, I think people who interject it after every other word in their sentences are rather small-minded and limited in vocabulary, and I think it's important to know when it isn't appropriate and be able to refrain.

 

To answer the question: It doesn't really offend me, but it's not an attractive quality in a person if they're constantly doing it--especially in frustration or aggression. People who get angry and annoyed a lot are hard to be around.

 

(No comment either way on the rule change. I don't make the laws, I just enforce 'em, etc etc)

[Sir Topham Hatt]

I don't like people who swear in general.

The odd word is in a joke is okay but there are many other words to use.

[+jamwheat Subscriber²]

Swearing doesn't offend me.  Those that love to swear just to swear I can do without, so I just "filter out" or ignore it.  The "F-Bomb" is getting tiresome though.  To each their own though.

[hdca18]

There has been a study done that concluded that individuals who use swearing language tended to be more honest than those in a control who did not swear. The study is a bit vague in how it actually relates to degree of honesty, but nonetheless, it is interesting.  See for yourself.  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/hell-yes-the-7-best-reasons-swearing

[compl3x]

Sometimes it is fun to swear around people who you know dislike swearing. Watching them go into a rant about the immorality of swearing only to tell them to shut the ###### up at the end is priceless.

 

Disliking certain words is infantile.