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Originally posted by honeychile
First of all, KSig was quoting ADPi Conniebama, not me. I just happened to agree with her (and her mother) - and bekibug, and HotDamnI'mAPhiMu, and many others.
Being mature does not always equal having a good vocabulary. One who depends on excessive profanity negates any real chance of having others think that they are either mature OR have a decent vocabulary.
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First of all . . . you did, in fact, make a fallacious connection when responding to my post. You said:
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Originally posted by honeychile
IMHO, her mother was right. Swearing is hardly a sign of maturity.
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The original post was extremely condescending, and implied that swearing was a substitute for poor vocabulary skills. This is patently incorrect - swearing is, in no way, a substitute for poor vocabulary. While there may be social decorum issues attached, and I'd like to thank all of you guys for beating that horse to death, there's absolutely no connection between swearing and intelligence/vocabulary. That's insane.
I would like to posit for you that it is excessively sensitive to deny someone's point simply because of swearing - especially considering the fact that we are not in 'polite company' or another such socially constricting situation. You are all adults - if you cannot see past a bit of colorful language and dissect the larger point therein, you are less taking the moral highroad and more copping out from rational, adult conversation.
Maturity must be manifested in the ability to deal with people and situations outside of your sphere of comfort without turning the nose up or putting another down. We are not children - you can examine a euphemism for sex or fecal matter without becoming rosy in the cheeks, and if you cannot, then you have little to no basis for cutting on another's maturity. In fact, especially in the case of honeychile, this sort of implication is par for the self-righteous course - how about you address the issues presented, rather than the presentation style? Wouldn't that be mature?
Bottom line: if you decide not to take someone seriously because of swearing, YOU are proving yourself just as limited as the one doing the swearing.
-RC
--fucking a guys, stop being ridiculous