http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/ African's personal development blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:51:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-955 7 Unique Definitions of Common Words and their Implications » The Displaced African Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:05:39 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/173/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/#comment-955 [...] 100% honest with another human being. Not only showing them our best side, but our most hideous, disgusting side so that they can also feel comfortable to be themselves around us and are never in fear of [...] [...] 100% honest with another human being. Not only showing them our best side, but our most hideous, disgusting side so that they can also feel comfortable to be themselves around us and are never in fear of [...]

]]> http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Mwangi Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/173/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/#comment-954 I think when it's all said and done, sadly a lot of us do curse though we shouldn't. I am actually not talking about using profanity in argument, and there I agree with you a lot of the time it stops us from getting to the specific root of the problem by limiting the vocabulary we use to express it. Instead I am talking about how a situation that is formal or professional or impersonal can all of a sudden take a much more personal and much more human form when someone knows that they can use 'bad words' in front of us. As I said, I am still trying to wrap my head around what exactly it is I am trying to say. I feel that what I am saying so far makes sense. Hope it makes sense to you. I think when it’s all said and done, sadly a lot of us do curse though we shouldn’t. I am actually not talking about using profanity in argument, and there I agree with you a lot of the time it stops us from getting to the specific root of the problem by limiting the vocabulary we use to express it. Instead I am talking about how a situation that is formal or professional or impersonal can all of a sudden take a much more personal and much more human form when someone knows that they can use ‘bad words’ in front of us. As I said, I am still trying to wrap my head around what exactly it is I am trying to say. I feel that what I am saying so far makes sense. Hope it makes sense to you.

]]> http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-953 majonzi Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:09:06 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/173/keeping-it-real-profanity-and-sexuality/#comment-953 I don't know about that--- many times I think using profanity undermines an argument or expression as it is limiting in vocabulary. I can still raise my voice and show displeasure. Think about children, how do you raise them to express their anger, and such without using profanity? And should we not carry this with us as adults? I don’t know about that— many times I think using profanity undermines an argument or expression as it is limiting in vocabulary. I can still raise my voice and show displeasure. Think about children, how do you raise them to express their anger, and such without using profanity? And should we not carry this with us as adults?

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