I was reading an article today about a man who is suing the city of San Diego for the right to yell profanities at sporting events. Apparently he was thrown out of a Chargers game for the use of the four letter word, which violated his freedom of speech. Apparently the NFL has a ban on the use of profanity by the fans.
First off, why isn’t he suing the NFL since it’s their rule, but secondly and most important to me is the fact that the word has become so prevalent in use, that some people don’t have a problem with it. I was raised being taught that was the filthyest word that could come out of someone’s mouth. I saw my father knocked out of a kitchen chair one night by my uncle, because Dad was drinking and let that word pass his lips. My Uncle laid him out because he said it in front of me. The time was the mid 1950′s. That made an impression on a very young girl. You know I never heard it again pass my dad’s lips.
My children were raised not to use that language around me or any of the family. What my son said out of my earshot I do not know. He is now 41 years old and curses with the best of them, but he does not use that word around me. He knows I would be all over him. I used to be really shocked when I heard it in use, but not any more. It is so common in speech and the written word, I guess I adapted. I’m still greatly offended but I don’t flinch anymore.
Why should I have to listen to someone when I go to a public place because they was not taught the basics of good behavior in public. Let me know how you feel about it. Do you think the man in San Diego has a case, or should it be thrown out? (I know it won’t be, but I can hope.)
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