"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good;
and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil.
For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."
Luke 6:45
What exactly a curse word sounds like kinda depends on the culture you're in, but generally speaking, we humans take offense to some of the same things. We don't appreciate references to our parents that suggest infidelity and we take offense to words that disrespectfully reference our own sexuality. We find words offensive that talk about "dirty" bodily functions and "unsightly" body parts. We don't want people telling us to go anywhere other than Heaven, and we don't want people saying God's name unless they are praying or preaching. The short and the long of it is, cuss words have specific meanings, and those meanings are meant to be hurtful, rude, distasteful, and threatening, and we shouldn't be using them for that reason alone.
No matter the culture, cussing is grammatically incorrect and shows ZERO creativity. Think about it. Really think about it. On live and primetime TV these days, apparently it's hilarious to throw in a "s@#&! " or emphasize with a "d%&n!" And in Holywood, movies are cooler and their characters tougher the more often they can squeeze in the "F Word," reference Hell, or call down damnation.
The other day, for example, I was watching "The Chew" (a live cooking show on ABC), and one of the hosts instigated gut busting laughter from his co-hosts by using the cuss word for poop to describe something on air. Maybe it was the irony of using the euphemism for feces to describe something on a food show or the thrill of rebellion to censorship rules, but somehow, it was supposed to be funny.
Here's what I think. If you have something to say, say it, but remember that all of your adjectives, have meanings. To communicate effectively, you must use those adjectives appropriately. If you want to be creative, unconventional, or funny, say, write, or do something that is creative, unconventional, or funny. Creativity and humor are not defined by the number of times you can use a filthy word out of context.
If you want to emphasize how strongly you feel about something, say something like "absolutely," don't add an "H" "E" to a set of double hockey sticks. Hell is a place not an adjective, and God's the only one who can damn anyone to a future there. If you stub your toe and need to vent, just say "OUCH!" or better yet, depending on the severity of the pain, cry or something. That'll much more effectively communicate your feelings of pain than screaming "SEX!" or "BOWEL MOVEMENT!" as neither sex nor bowel movements have anything to do with the pain of stubbing your toe. Even "Shoot"ing or "Darn"ing are meaningless exclamations as you need a gun and bullets to shoot anything and a needle and yarn to darn a sock!
Cussing is absurd, and euphemisms pointless. Why?
1. It's filthy un christ-like talk,
2. God has given us a plethora of words to use, what's the point in using words that don't even mean what we want to say!
3. You only have so many words to say in your life. Don't waste them foolishly. Our words are like the grains of sand in the hourglass...numbered and quickly running out. We won't get a second chance. The hourglass is glued to the table. So, don't waste the words you have, when you've said your last word no more will be given you.
"Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking,
which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving."
Ephesians 5:4
No matter the culture, cussing is grammatically incorrect and shows ZERO creativity. Think about it. Really think about it. On live and primetime TV these days, apparently it's hilarious to throw in a "s@#&! " or emphasize with a "d%&n!" And in Holywood, movies are cooler and their characters tougher the more often they can squeeze in the "F Word," reference Hell, or call down damnation.
The other day, for example, I was watching "The Chew" (a live cooking show on ABC), and one of the hosts instigated gut busting laughter from his co-hosts by using the cuss word for poop to describe something on air. Maybe it was the irony of using the euphemism for feces to describe something on a food show or the thrill of rebellion to censorship rules, but somehow, it was supposed to be funny.
Here's what I think. If you have something to say, say it, but remember that all of your adjectives, have meanings. To communicate effectively, you must use those adjectives appropriately. If you want to be creative, unconventional, or funny, say, write, or do something that is creative, unconventional, or funny. Creativity and humor are not defined by the number of times you can use a filthy word out of context.
"Finally, brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any
excellence,
if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these
things."
Philippians 4:8
If you want to emphasize how strongly you feel about something, say something like "absolutely," don't add an "H" "E" to a set of double hockey sticks. Hell is a place not an adjective, and God's the only one who can damn anyone to a future there. If you stub your toe and need to vent, just say "OUCH!" or better yet, depending on the severity of the pain, cry or something. That'll much more effectively communicate your feelings of pain than screaming "SEX!" or "BOWEL MOVEMENT!" as neither sex nor bowel movements have anything to do with the pain of stubbing your toe. Even "Shoot"ing or "Darn"ing are meaningless exclamations as you need a gun and bullets to shoot anything and a needle and yarn to darn a sock!
Cussing is absurd, and euphemisms pointless. Why?
1. It's filthy un christ-like talk,
2. God has given us a plethora of words to use, what's the point in using words that don't even mean what we want to say!
3. You only have so many words to say in your life. Don't waste them foolishly. Our words are like the grains of sand in the hourglass...numbered and quickly running out. We won't get a second chance. The hourglass is glued to the table. So, don't waste the words you have, when you've said your last word no more will be given you.
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