I'm a huge supporter of swear words. I love them for stress relief. I love them for emphasis. I love them for fun. I love swearing. Swearing is caring.
I've grown up in the world of sports. A world where swearing is often used as a greeting. The first time I worked in a corporate setting, I forgot that this isn't normal and dropped an F bomb like I was saying hello. As the group stood around me horrified and in shock - I started to realize not everyone grew up punctuating their sentences with a good vulgar swear word.
I get it - swearing is considered taboo. It's tacky - its dare I say - unladylike (if you ever say this to me feel free to show yourself out). But at the end of the day, they're words. And of all the horrible things I could do and say to another human being - a little colorful language is truly the least of my concerns. I've got a rule - don't swear at people, swear to them. Meaning - there's no need to yell an F you to anyone, but if you're saying I don't give a F - that's different and that's within my legal code of conduct. See guys - I'm a classy and caring swearaholic.
It's all about being aware. I'm not going to show up at Grandma's yelling how the F are you Grandma?! I'm not even using the full words here because its not required to get my point across. But if I'm amongst friends, in a relaxed setting - I'm probably swearing like a sailor and I don't even realize it. So when I say be self aware - I'm working on it. Because I've certainly dropped a few fierce words in inappropriate places and truthfully, I probably will again.
At the end of the day - when people freak out about swearing - I can't help but roll my eyes. By no means do I ever want to be disrespectful to another person, but if someone considers me of ill repute because I use colorful language, that's realistically not someone I value as a close personal member of the sparkly circle.
And if I may utilize a little science - studies show that people who swear are more intelligent and healthier mentally. And you can't argue with science.
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