I think everyone has a right to be offended. What they don't have, however, is the right to never be offended.
If someone is offended by so called "vulgar" language, I can sympathize. But that doesn't give them the right to force their values on anyone else. They just have to find some way to deal with that on their own.
My stance on it is that the very notion of "curse" words is such a superstitious medieval concept, it shouldn't even be a consideration in the 21st century. They're not curses, they're expletives you use to enhance the impact of a sentence.
Compare:
"There's a train coming towards us!"
to
"Holy shit, there's a goddamn train coming towards us!"
As you can tell, the second example has a slightly more urgent tone to it.
I know some people consider swearing a sign of a limited vocabulary. And to that I can only say that that is a fucking farcical and erroneous assertion. Personally, I actually think it's the exact opposite. Swearing allows you the ability to convey a far broader range of emotion than what could be achieved without it.
If someone is offended by so called "vulgar" language, I can sympathize. But that doesn't give them the right to force their values on anyone else. They just have to find some way to deal with that on their own.
My stance on it is that the very notion of "curse" words is such a superstitious medieval concept, it shouldn't even be a consideration in the 21st century. They're not curses, they're expletives you use to enhance the impact of a sentence.
Compare:
"There's a train coming towards us!"
to
"Holy shit, there's a goddamn train coming towards us!"
As you can tell, the second example has a slightly more urgent tone to it.
I know some people consider swearing a sign of a limited vocabulary. And to that I can only say that that is a fucking farcical and erroneous assertion. Personally, I actually think it's the exact opposite. Swearing allows you the ability to convey a far broader range of emotion than what could be achieved without it.
