Clean Language Again--Interesting Site

[bdclark0423]

> Kemper now:
> The video is real.  The kid seems sincere, and I admire him for 
it. 
> It takes a lot of guts.
> 
> Kemper

bdclark0423
I commend him , as well, for his brave actions.  Not many people are 
willing to stand up to friends and peers, especially at that age, 
when social acceptance plays a vital role.  I come from a family 
that as we were growing up, our language was so clean, that we 
weren't even allowed to say fart or pass gas, we used the 
phrase `shoot a bear.'  However, once I was in middle school, I 
found that I was an outcast because not only did I not know the 
meaning of common cuss words, but I couldn't even use them 
properly.  Now as I look back, I see that perhaps it was better for 
me.  Nowadays, most people find my conversation skills fairly clean 
and socially acceptable, but when I use vulgarity or cuss word, they 
note right away that I've put a little power into what I'm saying.

Knowing cuss words, and how to use them is part of the appeal they 
have, especially for teenagers.  You also have to know when not to 
use them.  When you hear a conversation that is so heavily diluted 
with vulgarity and cuss words, the power of those words also becomes 
diluted.  Take the monkey house at the zoo, when you first walk in, 
you say `Oh, wow! What is that horrible smell?'  After thirty 
minutes, you start to get used to the foul smell and you start 
saying, `okay this isn't too bad.'  Then after an hour, you don't 
even notice it anymore, but anyone just walking into the monkey 
house is saying, `oh wow! What is that horrible smell?'

So when a cuss word is used and you find offense, that is exactly 
the intention of using a cuss word.  We do have the right to free 
speech, we do have the right to voice our opinion, we do have the 
right to let other people know when we are offended, and sometimes 
cuss words should be used when it is something that is intended to 
be offensive, vulgar, and ill-mannered. 

I guess my point is that his club seems to be on the right track:  
You want to treat people with respect because it's only the way you 
would like to be treated in return.  After all , that is the Golden 
Rule, you can't go wrong with that.  But just one last comment:  
words are, in fact, just words, it's the actions that make up who 
you are.

     Your Words
     Watch your Thoughts, they become words.
     Watch your words, they become actions.
     Watch your actions, they become habits.
     Watch your Habits, they become character.
     Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny
     – Frank Outlaw

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