Austin and Justin are friends again! Yay!
*whew* I'm glad that's over.
So here I am at 8:30pm, and I'm still at work. Of course, I would rather be at Musical Mondays (I'll be there soon), but I had some late work to be done. I came back to my desk to find Justin's latest post. I have actually never seen The Wire, but I hear good things about it.
To great expectation of entertainment, I began watching the clip. I mean, I figured the 100 Greatest Quotes from this series would be a great way to gauge my potential interest. However, it seems that the basic premise of the show is how to use every swear word in the dictionary in the smallest amount of time... that, and some sort of sporting event... and drugs and violence. Am I far off, Justin?
Anywho, after 10 minutes of hearing the F-bomb dropped in every possible way (sort of like a curse word Kama Sutra), I began to realize how de-sensitized we have become. I'm sure it's an argument that has been spun since sitcom husbands and wives began sleeping in the same bed, but it does seem like TV and movies are being gratuitous just for the sake of gratuity.
I love a good rousing swear word like the next person, but come on. Do people really talk with that much color in their language? If they don't, then the kids watching these types of shows sure will. Also, aren't we getting away from the true purpose of strong language? It should be to emphasize or call attention to something. A well-placed profanity will cause more of an impact that a string of profanities.
I guess I'm not fighting for the entertainment business to clean up their language, per se. I just want them to use these words sparingly so the next time I say, "Fuck you, you piece of shit asshole!" it will have the desired effect. Is that too much to ask entertainment industry? Huh?
Have you no decency, sirs? At long last, have you no decency?
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Shit asshole? I think such an attack may possibly be labeled redundant. Profanity isn’t powerful; most curse words have a Germanic origin. Yes, the main source being the barbarians. Dimwitted slobs used cognitive shortcuts, for the reason that they did not have the faculties to be wittily descriptive.
The division is force versus communication. Barbarians were violent and unruly. They sacked, pillaged and rarely embraced cerebral standards. A contemporary parallel is the PS3 and Wii. Both machines have the same end, yet go about it differently. One is chock-full of violence and gore, while the other embraces companionship by dint of closeness. The choice is the visceral or the civilized act of bonding through systematic action.
Profanity is overtly simplistic, and is used when one isn’t capable of being eloquent. And it should not be forgotten that insults can be innovative and clever.
I personally feel more insulted if someone called me an "ignorant whelp," as opposed to a "dumb-ass." Personally I find it more insulting when a person can insult another person...without resorting to un-educated swearing. That's not to say there's never a place for it...I mean I'd rather here someone say something like, "oh yeah...fuck me...fuck me hard," as opposed to , "oh yeah...stick it in me fiercely..." loses some effect...but that's just me...
Also on that note "fuck" is the universal swear. Everything can be, "as fuck."
Cold as fuck
Hot as fuck
Wet as fuck
Dry as fuck
Ugly as fuck
Hot as fuck
et al
Quite a diversive use for a word that primarily references sex...not that I know anything about that...hehe
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