Free Speech? Political Correctness?

[Jordyboy9]

I find it difficult at times to have a conversation where I have to watch what I am saying,that could be the reason I make so many blunders on here,
My daughter is forever saying you can’t say that dad,or that’s not said anymore,my personal opinion is that it has gone to far the other way,yes there are some things should not be said and in saying that I find that the use of the F word in every day speech has become like god bless you to an awful lot of people.

[douglas9401]

Sometimes, in real life and not within the rarified atmosphere of Answerbank, only those words will do.

No-one is immune.

[Jordyboy9]

You are right andres,it’s a way of life,but as anneasquith rightly says the C word is disgusting,hope that never becomes every day like the F word.

[Zacs-Master]

LOL, Jordy. It’s those FM heels he wears which get me going.

[Jordyboy9]

Zacs with me it’s the white blouse with the padded bra,can’t remember what kind of skirt but it was tight,;)

[jobjockey]

I have a suspicion that Coronation street
is itching to be allowed to introduce the 'f'
word.

[douglas9401]

Finish?

[Old_Geezer]

Unsure why folk give a god bless you. Overuse is likely to give a poor impression though.

[Mamyalynne]

I must apologise for totally misunderstanding what you were asking, thought it was about conversations generally not wholly swear words.

Words you may use chatting with like minded friends might not be used when the Vicar comes for tea.

[jobjockey]

Very good answer to my posting
well done Douglas 9401

[bodeker]

I am constantly telling my daughter not to swear, I don't care how old she is I dislike it , it's mostly the F word and I just don't think you need to use it. And as for the C word I cringe when I hear that , to me it's very offensive.

[woofgang]

Jordy, have you ever had a stroke or any kind of blow to the head? serious question.

[Jordyboy9]

What kind of question is that to ask anyone no I most certainly have not,I can give and take with the best on here but I strenuously object to your question and ask the reason for you asking me?

[andy-hughes]

I have taught all my children that there is no such thing as 'strong language' - the term is a nonsense.

There is language, and its use depends entirely on the circumstances in which it is being used.

So, as I advised them when they were growing teenagers, there are words you will hear, and probably use, with your friends at school, but we don't use them at home to each other, because they are ugly words, and we don't speak that way to each other because we love and respect each other.

I always practised what I preached - my language at work among telephone engineers was not the language I would use to speak to my wife and family.

The important lesson as a maturing adult, is to understand how to recognise the situation in which you are speaking, and adjust your language accordingly.

It's not difficult - it speaks to basic common sense and respect - and it is a sad situation that modern parents are not passing on that lesson to their children, especially by example.

Children who grow up with parents who bark obscenities at each other as day-to-day speech will simply do the same - and I find it unacceptable.

My eldest daughter was twenty-seven before I heard her swear seriously, and that was under the most extreme provocation, and she and I were alone (I didn't provoke her by the way!) - but sadly, the respect of people for each other, and the way they talk to each other, is being eroded with each new generation.

[anneasquith]

Odd question from Wolfgang ?

[anneasquith]

Woofgang even !

[Jordyboy9]

Can waterboatman remove Wolfgang post for me as there is no ed? Reason I am asking he removed one on good morning post,

[Cloverjo]

I had assumed that Jordy meant that he sometimes refers to people in a way that isn’t acceptable nowadays. Especially about BAME people, (black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) that he still thinks is ok, but that he wouldn’t dream of saying the F or C words in public.

My dad is of a similar age to Jordy and I have to tell him he can’t say things like that (about BAME people) too.

[Mamyalynne]

Do you feel it breaks a site rule?

I'd rather Woof explained her question to you.

[Jordyboy9]

You are right in your assumptions cloverjo but I didn’t want to play the age card,yes for example your dad like me would probably think nothing wrong with the shortened version of Pakistan,just one example of many.XX

[Jordyboy9]

Don’t you think it’s a strange question Mamy?maybe I am getting thin skinned,but then again maybe not.