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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell the gloves are off and it's about fucking time:
Since Orangina used the word fucking in his shitpost on Lie Social, MSNOW has gone over the top using profanity.
And I couldnt be happier: it is about fucking time that we got MAD AS HELL and stopped pussyfooting around with these motherfuckers who are trying to destroy the whole goddamned country. I have said for ten fucking years that the Republican candidates for President stood there and smiled like stupid bastards while the shithead was destroying their records, their families, and their wives looks, for Chrissake. If only one had opened his or her mouth and let him have it both barrels he would have been decimated.
As Rocky Balboa said to Clubber Lang Go for it.
senseandsensibility
(25,090 posts)about how the Dems are using too much profanity? Just a couple of days ago? I mean, after trump's infamous Easter message with the F-bomb? I thought I saw something about that.
PCIntern
(28,430 posts)I was related by marriage to one of their executives and posted my story about him some time ago. He was an officious prick.
BattleRow
(2,520 posts)And THAT was just ONE of his more endearing qualities...
paleotn
(22,349 posts)CountAllVotes
(22,230 posts)Everywhere I read and listen, every one is saying the word FUCK now.
Is this appropriate now?
I can remember the day I'd be confined to my room if I used this type of language.
I guess it is just AOK these days.
PCIntern
(28,430 posts)So who am I to contradict that stable genius?
CountAllVotes
(22,230 posts)mr715
(3,672 posts)... sorry... I had to
calimary
(90,243 posts)Wounded Bear
(64,406 posts)the kind you would see in college level libraries. Not necessarily in more "children" oriented editions.
buzzycrumbhunger
(1,976 posts)Ooops
or not. I saved this video on youtube ages ago and it seems its now age-restricted. Bullshit! Such a versatile word!
vapor2
(4,599 posts)radical noodle
(10,612 posts)Just FYI
travelingthrulife
(5,286 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,325 posts)Goonch
(5,209 posts)
usonian
(25,714 posts)Yes. I know.
I am reminded of a joke I read about Arthur Marx. Can't find it right now.
He was asking an uncle for sugar.
"Pass the sugar, you sun of a bitch"
Father Groucho had to remind him of his manners.
After being duly admonished, Arthur asked politely:
"PLEASE pass the sugar, you son of a bitch"
That said, in proper Bostonian: Screw these bastids to hell.
I do miss Boston, but not the weather, as a lightning storm runs through the Sierra Nevada foothills, bouncing electrical power up and down. Three times lately.
I am typing as fast as I can. (POST RIGHT THIS INSTANT)
SCantiGOP
(14,731 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:00 PM - Edit history (1)
I need a jacket to put on.
Dont end a sentence with a preposition.
OK, I need a jacket to put on, asshole.
usonian
(25,714 posts)When I feel like yelling JE*** CH****.
I remember her saying Gesu Cristo Aiutomi.
Jesus help me!
I am not very religious (It's Monday, The F-Word Lamp is lit. ) but I am respectful.
Besides, everyone knows that a preposition is bad to end a sentence with!
mwmisses4289
(4,325 posts)SCantiGOP
(14,731 posts)Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
Skittles
(172,004 posts)it is AMAZING what offends some people and what does not.........
MLWR
(1,044 posts)What I do find offensive is racial, religious and ethnic slurs.
I see those as two entirely different things.
paleotn
(22,349 posts)Boomerproud
(9,308 posts)CountAllVotes
(22,230 posts)It is plain inappropriate.
I'm listening to some woman on MSNBC and every other word is FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.
This is indicative of a poorly educated individual that lacks the ability to state what they think they are addressing.
It reeks of stupidity and yes, exactly, the SHOCK value of it has worn off!
It is plain stupid now. STUPID!
efhmc
(16,758 posts)WizumbODaSage
(27 posts)...but context is STILL important. Trump lovers like how he smashes boundaries but this really won't work for DEMS... not for journalists, not for Chris Murphy. They will still play a double standard. I get that people are angry and fed up but ultimately the ADULT still has the upper hand and expressing yourself as a mature adult should be the USUAL way to express ourselves .. though alone in front of the TV is a free fire zone!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
CountAllVotes
(22,230 posts)I do not have cable TV and I do not have a phone.
I find it here: https://usnewson.com/watch/msnbc-live
liberalla
(11,140 posts)I've tried 2 or 3 other streaming live but they are stop and start, and cover the screen with ads and stuff. This one goes smoothly!
CountAllVotes
(22,230 posts)It comes in great on my Windows 7 desktop that is still chugging along!
Glad you found this to be useful.
chowder66
(12,327 posts)In fact, a study by psychologists from Marist College found links between how fluent a person is in the English language and how fluent they are in swearing.
The former - verbal fluency - can be measured by asking volunteers to think of as many words beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet as they can in 1 minute.
People with greater language skills can generally think of more examples in the allotted time. Based on this approach, the researchers created the swearing fluency task. This task requires volunteers to list as many different swear words as they can think of in 1 minute.
By comparing scores from both the verbal and swearing fluency tasks, it was found that the people who scored highest on the verbal fluency test also tended to do best on the swearing fluency task. The weakest in the verbal fluency test also did poorly on the swearing fluency task.
https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-intelligence-not-less-say-scientists
mr715
(3,672 posts)paleotn
(22,349 posts)I am quite educated, thank you very goddamn much, and know exactly what I'm trying to convey. Your point? Is there a point somewhere?
mr715
(3,672 posts)Betty Boom
(450 posts)Its a word that has great power for emphasis. It can be used as every part of speech. Knowing how and when to use profanity appropriately is an art. Not everyone can do that and even on my ears, it can sound vulgar at times. But to make a blanket statement that the use of profanity implies lack of education is complete and utter nonsense.
vanamonde
(243 posts)Well, fuck, fuckin' Dick Cheney told Leahy to 'go fuck himself' on the fucking floor of the fucking senate, so I don't know why the fuck we waited so long to add the fuckin' word 'fuck' to our fucking government's fucking vocabulary.
/sarcasm
popsdenver
(2,355 posts)The MAGAot Voters will not see him saying Fuck, on Fox....... ....but Fox news will broadcast any foul language by Dems for all his Quasi Christian followers.....
But I am glad to see someone get upset, more than the normal "concerned letter" BS......
BidenRocks
(3,325 posts)Aussie105
(7,997 posts)But we have added 'couch fucker' to the list.
paleotn
(22,349 posts)Those who find it offensive should look inward, not at me.
Iggo
(49,954 posts)Ive always been for that.
EndlessMaze
(87 posts)Calling trump a pedo puto is quite satisfying.
underpants
(196,734 posts)The lawsuit to keep them federally funded is ongoing.
They cut through their soft analysis to state the painfully obvious now.
BaronChocula
(4,607 posts)back on news shows. She doesn't pull punches or F-bombs.
Joinfortmill
(21,295 posts)Exp
(977 posts)Blue_Roses
(13,896 posts)There's just something that makes saying "Fuck" feel so good! It's like when you stump your toe on the coffee table, who really thinks of "oh no" or "ouch". No, I'm way past that and my "Southern Hospitality manners". It's got to be a good ol' FUCK!
I think you got to hit Trump back with what he's giving. He doesn't understand anything else. Oh, hell, he doesn't understand anyway...
Orrex
(67,190 posts)But Trump swears like a drunk toddler and our housebroken, obsequious media can't be bothered.
Cha
(319,392 posts)BurnDoubt
(1,786 posts)After Mario Savio Liberated Language.
And Im really disgusted by how these assholes have dragged down my favorite words.
Martin Eden
(15,678 posts)We can excoriate him with powerful statements without emulating his profanity, stooping to his level.
PCIntern
(28,430 posts)😂😂😂😂😂😂
That worked out real well.
Martin Eden
(15,678 posts)Call a liar a liar, a criminal a criminal, and a traitor a traitor. Do you honestly think saying fucking liar, fucking criminal, and fucking traitor will strengthen our argument among people who don't already agree with us?
It won't. It will exonerate Trump for his use of the F-bomb, and convince many folks on the fence that we are no better.
It may provide some temporary satisfaction in venting our rage, but it will not help one bit in rallying more people to the cause of fighting fascism.
All it will do is lower the national discourse, which is probably what our enemies want.
PCIntern
(28,430 posts)You have a President who posts photos of himself as if he were Jesus.
Dont you get it? The people youre talking to only vote Dem when Republicans fuck it all up. Then they vote Republican when its all cleaned up by a Democrat . Ask President Gore, President Hillary Clinton , and President Harris how it works.
Martin Eden
(15,678 posts)Not just profanity, but the lies and the jevenile level rhetoric.
The people can't be painted with such a broad brush. Elections are most often won on the margins, motivating souls to the polls and persuading the swing voters. If you think those people don't exist, you are terribly mistaken. I have yet to hear a convincing argument that Democrats in office and pundits on the left dropping F-bombs will help our cause.
Sure, Democratic leaders need to demonstrate more fire in their belly and passion in their speech. They can do that without profanity on their lips, which would turn more people off than on.
PCIntern
(28,430 posts)But this propensity we have with our mealymouthed sternly worded letters and speechifying is worse than useless. You cant fight a Trump with politesse.
You have to drop the equivalent of a bunker-buster into the debate.
Martin Eden
(15,678 posts)My point is our leaders can be strong and effective without using profanity, which would turn more people off than on.
Torchlight
(6,898 posts)engaging in cursing is not emulation of his character any more than drawing a breath is emulation of his biology.
oldsoldierfadingfast
(295 posts)the Latin that I studied 70 yrs. ago, 'fucare' is the Latin term from which we get the word 'fuck' and it means 'to sow seeds',
No matter how we say it, we need to be spreading the 'seeds of democracy' any and everywhere we can.
The Roux Comes First
(2,288 posts)JoseBalow
(9,554 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,109 posts)Still my favorite 'Rocky' movie, when the brawler learned to 'box'
Movie quote:
'OH, THIS is not the 'Rocky' we expected-- --
he's out there looking like Apollo Creed!!!'