George Carlin’s Seven Dirty Words: Morality as Defined by the Government

In The Case Against Banning the Word “Retard”, Author Christopher M. Fairman made his argument clear in very clear that the effort to rid the use of word retarded or retard is futile and a possible danger to freedom of speech. Fairman does not base his argument on the idea that the mentally disabled, or mentally retarded, aren’t offended by the use of the word retard, but rather that the core issue isn’t the actual word but the negative connotation people put with taboo subjects. Because Fairman bases his argument on the idea that the offensive nature of words is created by the taboo nature of their origins, a large part of the paper is devoted to defending this idea with examples like the N-word and the use of the word gay. Although the

Despite that students now use profanity in their public schools and even more out of school, this could cause more children and teens to use the offensive language around their peers.

The author's purpose of this article is to show how “Cuss Time,” should be not necessarily encouraged but protected by our first amendment rights. Granted having the freedom to make a fictional character realistic, in a situation, strong language can be called for. McCorkle giving her son cuss time, she found it “liberating to watch his liberation” because he recognizes the urge to want something much more, the more you are denied it. Rather than when we are given the freedom to choose to do their os that, the real reason being it might lose value to our well being. By limiting our freedom of speech, some of

Besides literal uses for cuss words (as verbs), over two-thirds of all swearing is linked in expressing some kind of emotional connotation. These help with expressing the speaker’s anger, frustration, and surprise (“son of a bitch”, “f*ck me!”, “holy shit!”) which are done in emotional outbursts of these single words, also known as epithets. In addition profanity has a direct connection with emotional response in that when one utters one of these “worser words” it helps increase heart rate and work as an analgesic, showing how it can help manage emotional pain as it has a direct connection. One such emotional connection could be noted in the use of “FUBAR” (F*ucked up beyond all recognition) in the movie Saving Private Ryan to help the convey the soldiers emotions in how sick of they were of the war. Commonly physical fights take place to help express emotional pain or anger, these are normally avoided by voicing this anger through these taboo words. For example one can use name calling (bitch, asshole), or curse in the form of a put down (eat shit and die) all spur emotional responses and can help avoid physical confrontations by giving a voice to inner feelings. This is commonly seen in rap songs where many cuss words are used to unveil inner feelings. Such the rap group NWA used

    Everyday we read and hear profanity from books which we should shelter our children from having to learn more about the awful things we have in life. Having profanity in our everyday lives affects us in a negative way because if our children hear the foul language then there is a greater chance that children will pick up the words we would not like them to say. In the article “Potty-Mouthed” by Martin Chilton, states that swearing in Young Adult fiction is a controversial and complex issue. Young Adult fiction is controversial issue because some parent let their children read books that other parents would not agree with based on the language, violence, suicied and sexualactivity. A lot of teenage books have very mature points of view that some or most of our teens can not even

As American people, we know that we are entitled to certain rights according to the constitution; one of which is freedom of speech. In Civility and Its Discontents, Leslie Epstein explores the limits and contradictions of this much cherished right when considering whether he would expel a student who wrote racial slurs in the dorm rooms of a University if it was up to him. He discusses this situation and topics that stem from it in an analytical yet somewhat emotionally involved tone and makes the reader reflect on the wide range of information presented about the issues of political correctness, freedom of speech, expulsion, and racism.

I love this saying from Washington he states something that I believe is true, profanity usage commonly used on a day to day is out of control. What one says and practices daily is who they are.

Censorship within the United States is not only an immoral and "big-brotherly" practice, but also an insult to each and every one of those who call themselves US citizens. Every day, censors attempt to sanitize TV, radio, music, print, and even the Internet. In their infinite wisdom, they deem what should and should not be viewed by John Q. Public. Censors succeed in suppressing our free spirits and restraining our thoughts in virtually every medium.

Upon analyzing Fahrenheit 451, the novel's informal utilization of profanity could instruct students to communicate in an unprincipled method in the social world. In 1987, Dr. Kassinove, a psychologist, uncovered "that profanity led to decreased delayed compliance and to lower perceptions of trustworthiness" (Kurklen). This rigorous study is plainly expressing that utilizing a profane method of communication in society could lead to a privation

Profane language weakens a student's communication skills because they have limited vocabulary which leads to using improper language. Kim Asch, an author of an article writes profane language is over used in schools. The article states, "Swearing is not only bad manners, Mr. O'Connor says, it's poor communication that shows a lack of imagination and a limited vocabulary. And in a time when even students can be accused of sexual harassment, the earlier they clean up their vocabulary the better." In the moderate days, people has been very sensitive with many of these words used by students in school because many people do not appreciate this behavior.

Imagine a situation where you are crossing the street for a class. Then someone you do not know stops you at the signal light, telling you that from now on, you are prohibited to say American slang because it is considered to be too informal and wrong, and that you must obey this rule because he is an authority. What would you think of that? Ian Buruma doubts the rationality of it. Buruma, who advocates the right of the ordinary people to speak freely, utilizes multiple, varying tones in his essay, The Freedom to Offend, to make clear his advocacy for freedom of speech. The overall plain and simple tone draws close the readers and encourages us to read; the appropriately and smartly used sarcasm sharply harm those people who hinder our rights to offend; the indifference that he shows towards the people who frighten us unreasonably tells us not to be threatened just because we are pushed by authorities; and the seriousness elicit deeper thoughts from the readers to think of the problem. These flexibly changing manners of speaking are integrated into one reconciling thesis ─ as long as what we say does not elicit an inevitable strife or violence, we should be

Our nation has entered a period where it is becoming increasingly more acceptable to allow censorship for the sake of people’s feelings. This new idea that nothing should be said to cause offense, or distress, to another person is becoming as widespread as to even enter the classrooms of some universities, which now limit what can be discussed (Lukianoff and Haidt, 1). These hypersensitive Americans are beginning to flood into our nation with the belief that we should all care about how people feel about a certain topic. However, the fortunate truth is that we do not and will never care about anyone else’s sensitivity to a topic so much that we limit how express ourselves. The American constitution purposely gives Americans the freedom of speech and expression so that we may cause offense to other people, for the sake of having everyone’s opinions voiced.

The art of profanity, are words that a large amount of people find ignorant and derogatory. It is just the opposite; swearing is a form of emotion that has been in all language for centuries. This selection of words or phrases is used by a large amount of people and is preferred by some of the most profound writers such as Mark Twain. He himself used such vulgarities to perfection in his writing, so he could bring excellence to his work. Profanity is not used to downgrade things but in fact possesses the ability to bring out the true meaning and understanding of things. Swearing is important and influential to language because of how it is implied to writing and beneficial to the understanding of the piece.

The first topic is fighting words. The fighting words discussion began in the courts as Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942). Chaplinksy called a man on the street some profane words, and was arrested. His conviction got overturned, which gave life to the fighting words doctrine in a unanimous decision in the courts. The fighting words doctrine outlined two levels of unprotected speech: speech cannot offend the sensibilities and inflict injuries on surrounding people, nor can it breech peace. This conversation evolved in order to refine this law. The case that made a difference in this topic was Terminiello v. Chicago (1949). A man was ministering when it led to unforeseen unrest, which lead to his arrest. His conviction was overturned, because, as Justice Black explained, this interpretation was too restrictive and limited dissent, which is bad for democracy.

It is possible to legislate morality and the Constitution of the United States of America is evidence. All creations were created in the image of God for his purpose (in each thing was given to grow and achieve whatever God or Allah impelled it to be). Morality is basically taught to individuals by their parents, grandparents and teachers. However, people tend to pick up various behaviors from their peers which can either conflict or support to the teachings already received. Society requires people to know right from wrong. Unfortunately, everyone has not been taught the values and principles of conduct which must be abided by so laws have been enacted. Most families align their lives with the fundamentals of religion (Christianity or Islam)