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900474885    Allie

 

Words are a powerful thing make no mistake of it, words are a double bladed sword which can be used to build up someone and protect them or on the other side words can be used to tear down someone and destroy them. In the Article (Kind of cussin’) by Marlon Manuel he is warning us that kids are becoming more disrespectful and practicing dangers habits such as cussin’ lightly which he is afraid that it might lead to bigger things such as drugs sex. I am not that afraid of the word utters by school children I don’t think this is enuff to corrupt them I am more worried about who is raising these children. Words are changing this world everyday weather its words uttered from the president to start a war or the words of a envirmentallist to save a wild life refuge.  

                        Now to switch the subject a bit I would like to talk about cussing first off lets start off with the word “fuck” the grand dad of all cuss words, I have uttered this word countless times through out my life and it hold no significance meaning any more I am stuck with this bad habit of cussing and haven’t been able to change it; since its just a habit and I talk with my homies like that, but I don’t know why I do it I don’t get that tingle and the sensation of saying “fuck” no more like I did when I was a kid. Instead I just get that ugly word throughn in my everyday vocabulary for everyone to hear.

                        “ I hate this crap” (Kind of cussin’ by Marlon Manuel at the bottom of second paragraph). I never knew crap was a bad word, but but after I finished reading this article I released some people think it is, I personally do not find this word offensive at the least I don’t find it offensive when my five year old brother utters the word “shit” after dieing in a video game. But there is a limit I would take offenses if my brother told me I played like shit on a video game like a sword he just struck me with his words and when cussin’ is use like this weather my little brother said I am “shit” or “crap” at a video game I would take offences. So I guess its all in who you use your words.

          “When a child in the 1960s saying “crap” would have gotten his mouth washed out”  (Marlon Manuel; kind of cussin’) Yes time has a way of changing things like for example the word gay aint what it used to be in the 60s. what the older generation thought to be offensive we might not, that is to be excepted so it would be a good idea to be kind and choose your words wisely when around the elderly.

I think the world is ready for change to clean up our acts but sadly I don not know if this is possible, but when you really look at it cuss words are NOT necessary we can get by with out em, and if you have worked them into your everyday vocabulary like me then we have some work to do to try to clean up the way we talk because when it comes down to it cuss is just a ugly way to talk. But do not get me wrong I am NO fan of light cussin’ I think if you are going to light cuss tehn fuck it you might as will cu