What’s the big fuss over an insignificant cuss
Matt Schaeffer
It saddens me that people take offense to words. Those special four letter words. The ones that the simple uttering of causes people to gasp, or at least give you a dirty look.
I can understand how one might be offended if someone is using a combination of words to direct an unpleasant message towards them. That’s just mean and uncalled for.
However, if I stub my toe or realize I forgot to do something and say the “s” word, there’s no harm in that. The word would escape my lips and disappear into the air.
It didn’t physically attack anyone or give somebody cancer.
It didn’t spread a disease; it didn’t cause earthquakes, death, famine, or anything.
It would actually be helping the environment because I would be releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which helps trees.
It’s just a word, nothing more than that.
My mouth and tongue move around and I blow air through the shape.
It’s just some harmless air making a little sound.
People are the ones who give power to words. Every person is responsible for their response to when they hear a word.
Control yourselves people.
If I were to say sex, poop, or female dog you wouldn’t be offended, but if I said the “cussing” versions of them, people would wonder, “How dare he?”
Students can be asked to leave class for saying certain words.
Television companies are fined tens of thousands of dollars if they break this unwritten law of unacceptable words.
People’s hard earned money can be taken away for saying something that was probably funny.
It is ridiculous that these punishments are handed out because someone was offended.
I’m offended that society is so sensitive about things that don’t account for anything significant.
Nothing! In the end, whether it’s the end of the day or the end of the conversation, these words don’t amount to anything.
Most people will have forgotten it was said within five minutes.
There are so many more important things in life to stress over. It’s definitely not worth the rise in blood pressure.
There’s an old saying that goes: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Take a page out of the book kids go by.
Stop getting worked up over nothing.
