[timsbella]

When one is educated with values, they can find better ways to say things. Fools and those without imagination use profanity.

[Republic Rocker]

Holy &^#@ Batman...!

[conservativeharleyguy]

While I absolutely agree that one should always make one's point as articulately as possible, there are times when a well-coined, emphatic expletive is really the only recourse.


"Indiscriminate use of profanity is the linguistic crutch of an inarticulate Mother****er"!

[nativist]

I think its just that most conservatives want to respect the people on this board who may find bad language offensive. I do not mind foul language but is certainly polite not to use it in company.

[wildbill]

Actually, this liberal potty-mouth orientation is another relic from their 60s hey-days.

Don't you remember how they accused bourgois society (ie. mommy and daddy) of oppression and recommended using the f-word in front of old ladies to liberate oneself?

It's a childish rant that they've never given up.

[HitmanLV]

I never cared much for foul mouthed people - I'm not profane at all, save for the judicious use of a few PG-13 level words.

Most of the foul mouthed folks I know are liberal, though I don't know if there is a legitimate connection there.

I will say that it's very well known among the folks I know that I don't use profanity (most have never heard me utter even an R-Rated word). I do notice that when I am around, they do make an effort to clean up their language a bit, which I appreciate. I consider the power or setting a strong example.

[Publius6961]

When one is educated with values, they can find better ways to say things. Fools and those without imagination use profanity.

A common myth and misconception.
An occasional well-chosen word can be devastatingly effective in an otherwise erudite vocabulary. Even the most literate giants of literature feel at home with the concept.

Best illustrated by way of example.

BULLSHIT*