MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT PROFANITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY
POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY OR RELATIONSHIPS, BUT THERE IS ONE
AUTHOR WHO WROTE A BOOK CALLED IN PRAISE OF PROFANITY.
HE TALKS
ABOUT HOW CURSING CONNECTS US AS HUMAN BEINGS.
>>WHAT IS YOUR TAKE?
ARE YOU BUYING THE THEORY?
>>MY INTERPRETATION IS THAT YOU ARE BEING A LITTLE BIT OF A
REBEL WHEN YOU USE WORDS YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO USE.
HONESTLY
NOT RACIST WORDS BUT WORDS LIKE SHIT, FUCK, BITCH.
WE HAVE TO
PROVIDE CAVEATS FOR EVERYTHING WE SAY.
SOMETIMES I THINK THAT
HAVING THAT KIND OF MINDSET OR COMING OFF THAT WAY APPEALS TO
CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
MAYBE IT CONNECTS PEOPLE IN THAT WAY.
BUT WHAT I ACTUALLY THINK THE REAL VALUE OF PROFANITY IS IS IT
HELPS YOU EMPHASIZE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE REALLY PASSIONATE
ABOUT.
AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I USE IT FOR.
I DON'T LIKE
THROWING F BOMBS FOR THE HELL OF IT.
USUALLY WHEN I USE IT IS
BECAUSE I AM SAYING SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT OR
SOMETHING I REALLY MEAN.
>> IF YOU ARE ALL WORKED UP, YOU ALMOST HAVE TO WEIRDLY DERAIL
YOURSELF ñ LIKE YOU WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY TO GET THE HECK OUT OF
THERE YOU SAY GET THE HELL OUT OF IT.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE
LIBERTY HERE ON THE SHOW TO BE ABLE TO SAY GET THE FUCK OUT
OF HERE.
I THINK HE IS TALKING ABOUT US.
BUT LET'S ALSO KEEP IT REAL.
>>IT'S A LOT.
I HAVE THIS FIGHT WITH MY EX-WIFE ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE OUR SON IS SIX AND I WAS IN THE NAVY AND WE USED WORDS A
LOT.
I HAVE ACTUALLY HEARD SOME WOMEN CURSE MORE THAN I DO.
AROUND MY SON IF I DROP SOMETHING OR STUB MY TOE, I WILL
CURSE.
ONE WORD THAT SHE USES IS HECKIE.
I DON'T WANT MY SON
SAYING THAT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
THE PROBLEM IS
NOW HE DROPS SOMETHING AND MY EX-WIFE WOULD TEXT ME AND SAY
GETS WHAT HE SAID TODAY?
AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO SAY THAT.
SO
IT'S LIKE YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN ALL
THE VOCABULARY, BUT YOU
DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY BAD WORDS.
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>> IF YOU HAVE THIS LAID-BACK MENTALITY ABOUT IT-
IT ALSO KIND
OF SHOWS THEM THIS IS A SPECIAL WORD.
YOU ONLY USE IT WHEN YOU ARE FIRED UP ABOUT SOMETHING.
>>MY WIFE GETS ALL OVER MY ASS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T
EVEN LIKE IT WHEN I CURSE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.
BUT OUR SON
DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
SO I TELL HER IT'S PERFECT.
BUT WHAT IF HE
USES IT AROUND TURKISH PEOPLE?
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY TURKISH
WORD HE HAS EVER USED.
BUT THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO DON'T TEACH
THEM THAT STUFF BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE FIGURED UP THE 2F
WORDS.
I THOUGHT OH NO, BUCKLE UP.
AND HE SAID, ONE OF THEM IS
IN THAT SONG, UPTOWN FUNK YOU UP.
I WAS LIKE THANK GOD.
AND
THEN HE SAID THE OTHER ONE IS FART.
AND I SAID THANKS GOD
AGAIN.
SINCE HE THINKS FORT IS THE F WORD, WHENEVER HE GETS THE
CHANCE, DID YOU FART?
KIDS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THEY'RE GOING
TO WANT TO DO IT AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
>> I KNOW WE ARE LEAVING, BUT I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD.
WHATEVER
TO HIM AS A BAD WORD.
SO NOW IT IS
SPREADING MORE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOUR SUNSET?
YOU ARE THE ONE THAT IS PLAYING THE MUSIC,
THAT IS WHERE HE PICKS IT UP THE QUICKEST.
THERE IS ALWAYS SOME
WAY THAT WE ARE DOING IT WRONG.
BUT MAYBE TRY EXPLAINING.
WHAT
ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT?
THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN CLASS AND PHILIP
BECAUSE THEY USE THE F WORD ONCE?
I GET IT, IT SOUNDS BAD,
BUT I WISH PEOPLE WOULD BREAK IT DOWN QUICKER.
IS YOUR KID A DEGENERATE BECAUSE HE SAID SHIT ONCE?
>>I SAID CRAP ONCE AND I STILL GET PICKED ON THAT.
>> HE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE RIGHT, BECAUSE NOW IT HAS SPREAD TO I
DON'T CARE.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THAT WITH I DON'T MIND.
>> DON'T SAY WHAT?
SAY EXCUSE ME OR PARDON ME.
>>YOU DON'T SAY WHAT TO ADULTS.
>>YOU ARE FROM THE SOUTH?
>>YEAH.
>>I KIND OF AGREE WITH THAT THOUGH.
SOMETIMES IT IS SUPER
RUDE.
I ALWAYS SAID YES.
>>GUYS, CAN WE ALL JUST SET REASONABLE BOUNDARIES?
INSTEAD
OF CURSING ALL THE TIME AROUND KIDS OR NEVER SAYING ANYTHING ñ
MY BOUNDARY WAS MY KIDS LISTENING TO 50 CENT'S CANDY
SHOP.
THE MINUTE MY SIX-YEAR-OLD COULD FIGURE OUT THE OTHER WORDS I WAS
DONE WITH IT.