Friday, February 17, 2012

The "F" Word

  I'm not sure what year it all started to change and to be honest, I'm really not sure whether or not I need to know, I'm sure there's a scholar out there with five or six doctorates in "social everything" that could give you a precise date if you really needed to know.  By now I'm sure a couple of you are mumbling "Olright, what the heck is he talking about?"  I'm talking about the year our society in America started going to heck in a hand basket.  I'm guessing the start of the decline had to have been the late 1950's or early 1960's.  Does it really matter if we know the year?
  For those of you readers that are younger, it may be a bit harder to understand the feelings I'm feeling while I write this, while an older person will probably understand my frustration a bit more.  Believe me when I say that our Culture has been on a steep decline since about thirty to forty years ago.  I simply stay in shock when I hear how SOME of the younger generation today speaks to their elders, and around their elders.  I made it a point to emphasize the word some because I know their are young people that that still carry on the values of their parents or caregivers in a way that is to be admired.  Can a younger person maybe message me and tell me when the "F" word became socially acceptable to use on social networks like Facebook, and when it became socially acceptable to use the "F" word in front of elderly people, ladies and children?  It's a nasty word, and I for one don't like hearing it or reading it.  I wish it was socially acceptable and legal for me to punch someone, if they were of age, in the face when they use that word.  When that word is used, it shows the lack of morals, respect and class of the person saying it, and in a way it shows ignorance for not using a decent word in it's place.  I know there will be (I really could give a poop) those folks out there saying, "free speech man," "nobody tells me how to talk man," "why would I respect anybody man, I don't get any respect."  Well you know, speaking like a maggot infested trash bag in public or on a public forum doesn't win you respect.  If anything, it makes me and I'm sure, others, lose respect for the individual.  I am fifty three years old, I have NEVER said a swear word in front of my Mother, or to my Mother.  I love and respect her too much to speak foul in front of her.  I'm not 100% sure, but I don't believe any of my Mother's five children have ever sworn in front of her.  It's all about respect.
If you don't want to try cleaning up your mouth for me or anyone else, how about doing it for yourself or your children.  Do want your young children growing up speaking like that?  It's sad but true, here recently I heard some young people, I'd say early teens walking on the sidewalk in front of my apartment, a young lady spoke up and said "Joel, give me an "F##K### cigarette, and laughing while she said it, like it was second nature for this young lady to speak this way.  It's so sad!!!  In closing, I want to extend this from time to time so that people that are a bit younger may be able to hear it from someone first hand how much people and things have changed over the last several years.  Until tomorrow.  Love. 

 

        

1 comment:

Wayne L said...

Well said George and I agree. I for one tend to squash such behavior when done in the wrong environment (elderly, women and children). I don't generally see much resistance, probably because of my size as well as the fact that I would actually back it up and they see it in my eyes. There is a blatant disregard for common courtesy and respect anymore, which is a sad testament to the parental skills of many these days. Thanks for your post friend.