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Showing Original Post only (View all)Is the "F" word still too obscene for public use? [View all]
I'm not talking about the FCC, I'm talking about everyday use, for example, on a T-shirt worn to the mall or to school.
I'm too old to be comfortable using the word myself, but it doesn't faze me to hear it unless it's directed at me and/or it's a result of lazy speech.
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| F*** yah, it's still obscene! | |
7 (41%) |
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| F*** no, it gets used everywhere these days. | |
10 (59%) |
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| What's the "F" word? | |
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It shows a lack of intelligence IMO. A person that does not know the proper noun, adjective or
appleannie1
May 2012
#4
because "fucking car" says one hell of a lot more than any other adjective you can name.
CBGLuthier
May 2012
#22
Too many people over use it because they've got little else to say
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2012
#26
I'm not keen at suggesting that appropriate for wearing to school be the standard for all
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#36
I have always found the concept of "obscene" words to be preposterous.
Comrade_McKenzie
May 2012
#42