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*** NEWS FLASH *** A lot of people swear! I even like to do it myself sometimes :P
I really don't see the swearing on this board as much of an issue at all. In point of fact, this board is much tamer than many of the other ones I frequent. Like RadiationBoy said, they are just words. I grew up in Little Havana and most people I knew used "swear" words as a natural part of their everyday life. It's really no big deal. So are people who don't swear "better" than those who do? I think not.
If you as a parent decide to shield your child from swear words, then that is your choice. But then you also need to monitor EVERY site your child visits on the net and EVERY show they watch on the telly and EVERY person they come in contact with. Oh yeah, you may have to home-school them too, as other children may actually swear sometimes. Hey, when I was growing up I heard plenty of cuss words. But I just never used them around my folks because I knew I'd get spanked or have my mouth washed out with soap. Funny how effective it was! Sometimes fear is the best deterrent indeed.
One last thing: CBS Television re-aired the documentary "9/11" a few days ago. Those of you who watched it heard a lot of swearing by the NY firefighters whose stories were told concerning that fateful day. Did that swearing bother me? No it didn't. And yes, my kids watched all of it with me. It helped relay the horrors they faced as they were trying to escape the Twin Towers. That was real life, not a little fantasy world. My kids just know they shouldn't say those words until they are older. I teach my kids the way the world really is, because someday they are going to have to live in it without me by their side. I believe that's called "parenting"!
I think a filter is fine for those who don't mind censorship and want someone to control what they see. Not for me though. What's next, a complete ban on swearing at BetaONE? Wonder how that would go over! I swear if it comes as a natural train of my thoughts and doesn't put someone else down.
And when did BetaONE become a "Family Forum" as stumuzz called it? I guess if that's the case, a no swearing rule really should be in place. Why isn't it? They we could all post links to Disney and Nick and PBSKids and have a jolly 'ole time! I suppose if people are that offended by the swearing, they should probably just move on to another site.
In this country, the First Amendment still means something...doesn't it???
Last edited by MinnesotaKid at Today at 11:44 pm
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