Rou

George Carlin once said "Words are all we have really". But he also was aware that not everyone likes all the words.

Me? I like words. All of them. I try to pick my words to best express myself. Being a profane person, profanity is often a part of my vocabulary. Carlin's 'Seven Dirty Words' are part and parcel with me. Now, I don't go throwing them around for fun. I use my words to best describe my feelings, emotions, or ideas. If I call you a mother fucker, it's because I think you're a crappy person. I could call you a crappy person, but it doesn't have the same strength.

But the thing is, even though one word is weaker than another, they are the same. Both of them demean the target in their own way. In much the same way, I could say "Son of a Gun" or "Son of a Bitch". They are interchangeable in intent. One of them has a force of will behind it, and the other is a weak imitation.

Now, I watch my language when appropriate. For example, I try to avoid profanity when children are present and such things. Not because I don't think they should hear it, but because I'm not the parent and it's not my choice if they should hear it.

However, some people get offended when I do display a force of will in my words. I have no problem call someone 'an assfaced, pig fucking, piss-covered whore with a mind like dogshit and a personality to match'. Not that I'm often forced to so that, but basically, I go no problem saying it.

It amazes me when people tell me to watch my language. As if I was unaware of what I had just said. I mean, I had the thought, I retrieved the sounds associated with that thought, and I commanded my lungs and mouth to form the motions required to make the sound. It’s a very complex process. I don’t do it without knowing full well what I’m doing.

And what exactly do they expect here? Let’s say I remove the ‘bad’ words from my words. Does that make their intent less? What if I call someone a son of a Babylonian Harlot”? Maybe not as vile sounding as Whore, but hey… you got the point, didn’t you? So why not say Whore? Everyone thought it. I meant it. Why not say what I mean.

When I say fuck you, I mean fuck you. I don’t mean anything else nor do I want to say anything else. I mean fuck you. Pure and simple, fuck you. So next time you feel the need to ask me to watch my language, save yourself the trouble. I’m going to say ‘Fuck you’ again and you’re just going to get more offended. I think it’s all happier if you stay out of my words and worry about your own.