Yeah, it might have just been a personal choice to stop sursing, after you grow up you realize how unnessasary it is to have to talk like that.

noimageatall said:

Prince was the reason why this Shit was made! I love his Motherfuckin cute Ass

KidaDynamite said:

I know....

parishilton said:

He rode in on Judas?!?

*drum roll*

thekidsgirl said:

P2daP said:

pucker up!

Genesia said:

By that logic then neither fuck nor shit are swears either, both being just vulgar euphemisms for the sex act and defecation.


But more to the point, none of these words are really swears at all. The Biblical rule against swearing that Prince and countless others use as reason for self-censorship refers to taking the Lord's name in vain. Phrases like "Oh My God" and "Good God" -which are still full force in Prince's vocabulary -are swears. Those other words, at worst, are merely a bit rude and best not to be repeated in front of Grandma.

meow85 said:

Hey I am glad you brought this up about taking the Lord's name in vain. It actually is not referring to saying God Damn, or Oh God. It is referring to saying you are doing something in the name of God or for God when you are not. Such as people that say they are killing people in the name of God.

This thread has become interesting in that it's raised the question of "what is swearing?"

When you think about words, why should they be bad at all? It's really the spirit in which they're said.

We can say fornicate, defacate, gosh, Jiminy Christmas, penis, vagina but not the other terms for them?

Odd, I don't understand how "shit" is a bad word anymore. I censor my own speech, yes, but I believe in saying the right thing at the right time. I'll say fuck in front of my mother, but only when it's appropriate, like when I'm fucking her.

NDRU said:

u were very well brought up NDRU

LittleSmedley said:

mom always said there's no hotter love than a mother's love with her children

NDRU said:

girl66 said:

But "God Damn", "Damn it" "Damn You" etc are curses -you're literally wishing the damnation of God upon a certain person/thing, and that is a biblical no-no, as it falls under the category of casting judgement. Saying "Oh God" or "Oh My God" is using God's name/title as an exclamation, and generally in a negative sense. Also a no-no.

But fuck, shit, piss, ass, and all those other cute little words some people have decided they can't or won't say? They're simply not swears. Just rude. There's nothing wrong with wanting to abstain from ro cut back on cussing -I certainly need to give that a try -but a person might want to rethink their reasoning if they're using the Bible as an excuse not to.