My views on taboo language can be summed up honestly as not giving a flying fig about it. You can see how American television still censors a lot more than most countries do in language and practically everything about media compared to other nations. You will most likely see a child cussing up a storm in another country than you would here due to the amount of censorship that goes into our media. However, you can see that American censorship is letting a lot more things fly in the language department as of late. An example of taboo language being unbleeped would be the words ass, asshole, shit, and even bitch.
Since I am an adult now I couldn’t really careless what people say in terms of language on television. I can understand the concerns of parents being worried about their children hearing this taboo language over time, but if you are a responsible parent you would be naturally making sure you avoid these said channels that would promote this language to begin with. I think it is a misconception that people blame the people who make shows that contain foul language when they can simply just ignore the show, block it, or just never even mention them. I don’t think that taboo language helps television characters sound like “real people”, but I do feel like it makes the characters look less mature in general or just unlikeable.
I figure it is okay to cuss every now and then, but if every word out of your mouth was “fuck” then I would have issues with you. Everyone should be able to watch what they want when they want it as long as it is legal. I find there is no issue with cussing/foul language at all. If you enjoy people cussing up a storm then I figure that is your own opinion and taste. Everyone enjoys different things and if we try to tell people what they can or cannot watch or say then we are no better than communist.
I completely agree with you. I do not care either what people say in the show. The show is trying to imitate reality and in reality, people use profanities. I hate when people say it’s the government’s fault for allowing it be on television or that it is the people who made the show fault. We do not have to watch the show, like you said. I think it should be a parent’s job to censor their child. People complain that the government already has too much power, so why do they want to act like a child and not make a simple decision of what show to watch.
ReplyDeleteMany people use profanity way too much to wear it is ridiculous, but sometimes the word “bitch” or “asshole” just fits your tone better. It is like those orbit commercials for cleaning a dirty mouth, if those were real arguments and you called someone a “lint licker” you would not be able to take that person seriously, it is like okay… In the situations you find the people in the orbit commercials you know if you were in that situation you would be cussing up a storm, or I know I would if I found my boyfriend with another girl I would definitely be yelling cuss words at the two of them.
Exactly! I totally agree. Who cares what they say. If you do not like it then do not watch it. There are plenty of shows that do not contain foul language. Most shows only contain a few bad words. I do not think that it is that big of an issue. If you are going to panic over someone saying damn or hell or something like that then watch the children's channel. I guess that I am immune to it since I hear it practically everywhere I go. I could walk into a restaurant and hear someone say the F word because their food was not properly cooked to their standards. It is not just in the media. It is in our culture. I personally would rather not hear it. I too think that it becomes quite obnoxious when you are having a conversation with someone and every other word coming out of his or her mouth is the F word. It becomes extremely annoying. I think that some people think that they have to use it to get their point across when in reality you can get your point across without using it. For example you could say, "Get out of here" and get the same point across as you would saying, "Get the F*** out of here." I think that it is just dramatic.
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