The Acrid Blog

You know, my opinionated post from Monday got me thinking about cussing even more, especially some of the comments I received on the topic.

When it comes to using foul-mouthed “four-letter words” (even though some of them are longer or shorter than that), it seems rather barbaric and stupid to even utter such words. In my opinion, it shows a lack of intellect as well as somewhat of a lack of education to utter such short and over-used words. These words are being used as early as middle school and elementary school, sadly I would know because I believe the 5th grade was the first time I uttered several foul words under peer pressure to do so. Many of these kids are learning these things from pop-culture as well as from their own households or from friends who have learned these words in similar fashions.

So here is the question, should an educated, self-respecting human being ever utter such vile and basic words which have been overused to the point where their original meaning is lost to many people today?

I am once again going to be an advocate for change! Stop using foul language, there are so many more things that can be said, even if it is just a simple euphemism for a terrible word, use it instead of the terrible word. Not only will this prompt you to come up with new words or sayings, but it will broaden your vocabulary and your mother won’t have to chase you down and wash your mouth out with soap.

-God Bless-

Acrid