One-Liner Wednesday — On Censorship

Posted on October 7, 2015 by joey

When presented with objection to my children listening to certain songs, I said, “If Moo announces her presence by sayin, ‘Yo motherfuckers, what’s up?’ then I may consider censorship.”

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39 Responses to One-Liner Wednesday — On Censorship

  1. Benson says:
    October 7, 2015 at 8:19 AM

    I remember back in the “infamous” 60’s when the young made a conscious attempt to piss people off by using as many “swear” words as possible. Of course we did this all in the interest of liberation. George Carlin had nothing on us. Now after all of these years of hearing fuck in all of its various forms the shock value has more than worn off and all I see is a weak attempt to communicate.

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  2. La Sabrosona says:
    October 7, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    Hmmm. When I think of censorship I don’t care as much about my kids slipping and saying “shit!” or “fuck!” when they drop something and it breaks or something similar. I do care if they use it as venomous language towards others in order to sharpen various forms of manipulation or abuse. Although let’s face it, many people get away with manipulation and abuse without one single syllable of profanity. My Mexican says, usually about Mechanics, that they “fucked us” but they “fucked us with a smile.”
    In terms of “motherfuckers” and other similar words as they’re strung together in rap music, I find it beyond annoying because a lot of it screams “I don’t give a fuck about anything.” As a parent I want my kids to give a fuck about stuff. I think that rants come in all shapes and sizes and sound waves. Swearing slaps the ears with certain sound waves and those waves can be familiar and soothing to certain ears. We all rant, we just have a kind of selective sound wave thing going on.

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    • joey says:
      October 7, 2015 at 9:36 AM

      You’re talking about teaching. Teaching good, censorship bad.

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      • La Sabrosona says:
        October 7, 2015 at 10:14 AM

        So you’re not down with censorship then? Is it just that you don’t want your kids to sound like rap singers? 😉 I worry about my youngest son, lol, he loves the lyrical way rap sounds and he freestyles and makes shit up, his own rap. It’s cute and funny.

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        • joey says:
          October 7, 2015 at 10:18 AM

          I despise censorship. It’s one thing to teach your children what language is appropriate in situations, but it’s another to remove the language possibilities.
          I despise censorship at all. Not by parents per se, but by government and organizational entities, who would remove what offends their own delicate sensibilities.

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  4. Prajakta says:
    October 7, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Fair point. That said, I could never curse in front of my parents/adults. Never… My tongue got tied and I turned it into a lame sentence.

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  5. LindaGHill says:
    October 7, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    History (mine) recalls that if parents don’t let a kid listen to the music they like, they’ll listen to it out of earshot anyway.

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  6. Anxious Mom says:
    October 7, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    I would love to announce my presence with “yo motherfuckers.”

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  8. edwinasepisodes says:
    October 7, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    Ha ha! I would tell Miss Hap off if she announced her presence like that, then laugh my head off when she is out of sight! Yes, i am a dreadful hypocrite! 🙂

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  9. Glazed says:
    October 7, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    I agree. Censorship takes the spice out of entertainment, and so many other things. The main justification by the censors is that it “protects” children. Yet when children get out of earshot of adults, they can be very profane themselves.

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  10. baldjake70 says:
    October 7, 2015 at 9:07 PM

    I do not like censorship either. There is a time and place for all words. That being said, one must know the company they are in. I do try not to swear around my parents, but for the love of the gods, sometimes I feel like they sometimes ask for it. Like the children, sometimes the only way it sinks in is if you say it in an offensive manner.

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  11. dalecooper57 says:
    October 8, 2015 at 6:44 AM

    I’ll just leave this here then…

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  12. Sammy D. says:
    October 8, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    Creatures of imitation are our little Moos 😊

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  13. robertmgoldstein says:
    October 8, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    I think today’s grandparents might be offended if not addressed with hearty “Yo!” followed by a heart tugging, “Whassup MoFo!”

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    • joey says:
      October 8, 2015 at 4:28 PM

      LOL My father would laugh, my mother would stifle her laugh, but The Mister’s parents would be outraged! Nice experiment to try sometime 😉

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  14. reocochran says:
    October 8, 2015 at 8:39 PM

    Joey, I say “no” to swearing around my house as a Nana. (As a single Mom, too.) Time out ensues if bad words are used. My Mom said when we were young, “Swearing is for people who are not creative and cannot think of better adjectives.” Joey, we came up with silly ones that are not all that creative like “fudgsicles!” One day, my son said, “That boy at school makes me so mad, Mom! I just wish we had a boa constrictor to eat him whole.” I didn’t laugh nor did I frown, just said, “I am so sorry, Jamie.”

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  15. John Holton says:
    October 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM

    Reminds me of the old joke: A woman, upset with her husband, says “How many times must I ask, don’t say ‘fuck’ in front of the k-i-d-s?”

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