Foul Language, Decorum, & the Soul

The Imaginative Conservative ^ | October 27, 2015 | Bradley J. Birzer

[jaydubya2]

I am surprised by how many feel “WTF” is an appropriate acronym to regularly use considering what it stands for.

[Tax-chick]

When we dress appropriately, speak appropriately, and even eat appropriately, we are not being haughty or pretentious. Quite the opposite. We are honoring the others near us.

I tell this to my children all the time!

[Lonely Bull]

Sure we can observe and lament the degradation of the culture; but why must I wade through the same thing when I read Free Republic?

I hardly read every thread here, but among the days when I'm reading my usual amount here, rare is the day that a particular word doesn't appear on my screen. (Of course, I'm not looking for that word, and I don't even specifically look for threads that I think are likely to contain it. The word is just there.)

[don-o]

What seems to be happening is that people see it (and various permutations) so much, that they think it is OK.

“Everybody’s doing it.”

And thus it continues. A week of no tolerance might go a long way toward clearing it up. I expect that there are really not that many offenders relatively speaking. They just post a lot.

[don-o]

bttt

[PeterPrinciple]

pro·fane. [prəˈfān] ADJECTIVE 1.relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious: "a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane" synonyms: secular · lay · nonreligious · temporal · laic 2.(of a person or their behavior) not respectful of orthodox religious practice; irreverent: "desecration of the temple by profane adolescents" ------------------------------- With the above definition of profane, any comments?

[don-o]

With the above definition of profane, any comments?

If you have a point to make, please make it and I promise to comment on that point.