z31maniac wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote:
Toyman01 wrote:
Quoting a swear word is one thing, the asterisks are fine by me. Writers using swear words in their subject matter, just marginalizes their media for me. If you lack the intelligence to get your point across without resorting to the crass language of swear words, you aren't worth reading.
Amen, brother. Vulgarity and profanity are the signs of an incomplete thought process.
As for myself, I enjoy the humor in words such as "dangnabit!".
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015-12-17/study-people-who-swear-more-are-smarter-have-larger-vocabulary
Incorrect you berkeleying morons 
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/2012/may-june-12/the-science-of-swearing.html
Apparently we're also more trustworthy. berkeley yeah!
z31maniac wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote:
Toyman01 wrote:
Quoting a swear word is one thing, the asterisks are fine by me. Writers using swear words in their subject matter, just marginalizes their media for me. If you lack the intelligence to get your point across without resorting to the crass language of swear words, you aren't worth reading.
Amen, brother. Vulgarity and profanity are the signs of an incomplete thought process.
As for myself, I enjoy the humor in words such as "dangnabit!".
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015-12-17/study-people-who-swear-more-are-smarter-have-larger-vocabulary
Incorrect you berkeleying morons
According to the abstract, that study simply says that the larger your vocabulary, the more curse words you know. It doesn't state that USING them means you're smarter. The pay-per-post blogger at US News didn't quite grok that.
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10/20/16 10:27 a.m.
foxtrapper wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote:
Toyman01 wrote:
Quoting a swear word is one thing, the asterisks are fine by me. Writers using swear words in their subject matter, just marginalizes their media for me. If you lack the intelligence to get your point across without resorting to the crass language of swear words, you aren't worth reading.
Amen, brother. Vulgarity and profanity are the signs of an incomplete thought process.
As for myself, I enjoy the humor in words such as "dangnabit!".
Agreed. Which is why I'm rather disappointed in GRMS for using them. For some years now, in almost every issue, there is at least one profanity or vulgarity. Sometimes it doesn't even work right in the sentence it's in, almost as if it was simply dropped in for no purpose other than to be there. Sorta like cursing in a movie just to get it bumped up to a more lucrative rating.
If it's a decision by GRMS to appeal to a particular demographic or to increase sales, well, I wish them the best. Though I know of three people who have dropped their subscriptions because of their decision to include profanity and vulgarities. It's also been a discussion point among fans more than once.
Wow, that absolutely goes to show that different people are sensitive to different things. I've been a subscriber for almost 20 years, I read every issue pretty much cover to cover, and I can't say I've even noticed it, let alone thought about it enough to mention or take action.
I'm not saying your point of view or priorities are wrong; just that mine are different.
I've noticed it. It's like a bad note in a song, it just sticks out if you're paying attention.
