Does cussing offend you?

[Kulindahr]

Yes.
But....

Used as adjectives, "fuck", shit", damned", and all the rest are wasted breath unless they show up only as occasional sharp spice. Frequent appearance in conversation tells me the person isn't really conversing, just expressing; the point isn't to communicate, but to vent thoughts and feelings in someone else's direction.

Often the words do the same job as "uh", "um", "well", and others that serve as verbal stalling while the brain works out the next real word -- they're filler, meant to keep the verbal ball in one's own court while thoughts get formulated for speaking, so one doesn't lose the chance to voice opinion or whatever.

Frequently the same overabundance indicates the level of the mind doing the speaking.

If I'm in a laid-back sort of mood, I use them as entertainment by taking them literally -- like:

<dude> That fucking cunt--"
<me> That's one use.
<dude> What?
<me> One use for a cunt is fucking.
<dude> Whatever! That cunt said--"
<me> That's quite a talent.
<dude> Huh?
<me> A talking cunt -- I've never met a chick who could talk with her cunt; it must be really impressive.
<dude? Fuck you!
<me> Sorry, I'm booked for the next three months.

or:

<dude> Fucking shit!
<me> Whoa -- that could feel interesting, but the mess....!

Anyway....

 

[Ellybelly909]

Someone once told me they don't trust poeple who DON'T swear...i swear around most of my friends...not my parents and not with my more religious friends...actually I say shit around my parents but not fuc*

 

[Ben_G]

Nah... it doesn't really offend me. I've been known to spout my share of obscenities to family and friends, but it's more part of my sense of humor than anything else. Well-placed vulgarities can accentuate certain intended aspects of speech as previously mentioned, and unless I'm around children or little old ladies, or in a more professional setting, I'll make use of them.

And I have neither a low IQ nor a limited vocabulary.

--Just another bullshit generalization to which there are sufficient exceptions to make it... well... bullshit. [/QUOTE

Everything i was gonna say..especially the red highlighted part

 

[Ben_G]

Charlie doesn't like it either!!!lol

 

[2243]

I think it depends. There's a time and place for it. Cussing can be funny when it's meant to be, but when people loose their cool and all they do is yell and cuss at each other in front of anyone.. ugh.

 

[3nipples]

No, it doesn't offend me... but I find it irritating.

 

[2243]

Charlie doesn't like it either!!!lol

 

[frankfrank]

I sometimes cuss, but not often. Though words like fuck are considered to be nasty, they're really just like any other words, because these words have a reason to exist. If I use a cuss word, it's probably appropriate for the situation I'm commenting on.

Sometimes they can be a tool to emphasize something, but they lose that property if they're overused.

If I want to emphasize something, without using bold letters or underlining or colors or the like, I will sometimes use improper grammar on purpose. Such as constructing an incomplete sentence. And sometimes starting a sentence with "and."

 

[frankfrank]

Only use the part I highlited in red.

 

[provenlogic]

Damn Fuck Shit Piss Hell No it doesn't Fucking bother me in the God Damn least.

 

[cocktales]

Offend?

I am not sure; but neither one of us swear very much at all...

I use to swear too much while I was in the military; but I broke myself because I did not want to embarrass myself or anyone with the bad words I might use...

I'm sure you can limit your usage of bad words too for all it takes is thinking before you speak and then the bad words disappear!
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[kevbo]

I get offended when I'm at a party, drunk, and someone gives me a hard time for saying a swear word here and there.

In public, I usually never swear. It's extremely impolite.

 

[gsdx]

If there is a reason for cursing, I don't mind it. However, I effin know a few effin people who effin say 'effin' every effin few words and they effin don't even know they're effin doing it!

That offends me.

 

[eddielee]

A few choice words now and then aren't a problem for me. I don't like people that have a filthy mouth and cuss every other word. I hate to hear someone cussing loudly in a public place. Some cuss words I never like to hear, such as "g*ddamn".

 

[LarsVenice]

Well one interesting thing about swearing/cussing that psychologists have studied and proved, is that people who cuss a lot tend to have a lower IQ than people that do it less often or not at all.

Just some food for thought.

That's why it is considered vulgar or "common". For me, it diminishes my respect for the person doing it more than it offends me. I did not hear it at home when I was growing up, and I was taught that it is disrespectful. However, I also realize that not everyone was taught this and that they have different attitudes, but I still consider it vulgar.

 

[dousedfirepants]

It doesn't offend me; it just annoys me if it's overused. I mean...I occasionally call my friends "little ass-monkeys" (in an endearing manner of course), but some of them use "fucking" to describe every possible thing. Even when they're not angry. That annoys me.

 

[ixthrock]

http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163906

Observations on the relationship between articulation and eloquence and cussing:

Fuck, Shit, Damn, and the like are used so often they are almost devoid of semantic content and are often interchangeably used as affective emphasis (yes, affective). Words like "fudge" and "sugar" serve the same purpose, but also convey the impression that the speaker a)doesn't cuss much, if at all or b)does not feel comfortable cussing in this instance, and so these euphemisms can be said to be semantically "richer," but is this the message you want to send? It's not a bad message to be sending, but it may be important that it's done consciously.

Sometimes, a good fuck can get the message across in the most effective manner (I almost put quote marks around that fuck, but it's kind of fun without them. Goes to show the importance of proper punctuation), particularly if the person you are talking to a)doesn't use that kind of language much, or b)they don't perceive YOU as using that sort of language much.

Like many posters have already stated, my use of such languages waxes and wanes depending on context and company, but I am always aware of when I use swear words. It is never accidental, they NEVER "just slip out." When I cuss, it's intentional. I have my reasons, and I think they're damn good ones. I think it's one of the many things that makes me such an articulate person.

 

[GL]

nope.

i do watch out for kids and women folk though...

no need to freak them out with my potty mouth.

 

[seven_sins]

I am not offended by it, but I don't like hearing it used excessively. I find myself cussing more lately and I don't know why.

 

[Ryuukie]

I find public cursing offensive.