The Art of Swearing

I will be the first to admit, I have a potty mouth. I blame my parents for not washing out my mouth as a child. Kidding. I'm not sure why I have such a developed vocabulary. I think it has something to do with not giving a ----. I know all the four letter words, and all the other ones. And I use them when I feel it is appropriate.

I'm sure I offend some individuals with my language and I tone it down when it counts. I watch myself around extended family, children, and older adults. I don't want to offend anyone. That's not my purpose; to be a bad---. And I absolutely don't use pointedly derogatory terms. Never the N word or the alternative F word for homosexuals. That is crossing a line. If you use those words, or others, stop right now.

You might be like, well aren't all swear words offensive? S--- son. What a load of c---. These words, when boiled down... they are just silly words. Words for fecal matter, words for bumping fuzzies, words for sex organs. Remember the good old days of elementary school where the bully was a "poop"? We are making the same jokes/ comments/ insults that we have been making... since we knew we could excrete such lovely substances, etc.

When I'm with my peers I do not edit myself. I mean seriously, we're in college. We know this language. You seriously can watch any variety of hollywood films, listen to any commercial music artists and here all these words. So don't be afraid of these words. They are just words. Just silly strings of letters; only meaningful to English speakers.

I'm not saying throw all morals out the window. Say what the heck. Say shoot. Say shucks. Whatever. But don't half --- it. This post was inspired by a girl who walked by me today and said "what the h?" WHAT THE ----?? Commit. Either say heck or say h---. If you know you are about to say a swear word either change the word or say the word. If the message you are sending is WTF?? Don't say frack, frick, fack. Say it. Say the word. Or change the sentence. I'm tired of people being afraid of these words. Grow a pair, and get over it.

***Young readers have inspired the "----" phenomenon. For the sake of the children, I must not spell them out. But you know. Y'all know...