tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post2185234160193710314..comments2023-11-09T02:06:49.126-06:00Comments on Rancho Santa Clara: How the F-bomb in films went from offensive to really annoying alcubanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-45702701809654003042015-07-05T17:24:03.535-05:002015-07-05T17:24:03.535-05:00I have read both of Larson's books and was ast...I have read both of Larson's books and was astonished at the amount of research done on the Lusitania book. I think I"ve read everything he has written.<br />As far as the F word. I find it disgusting and appalling but I don't know what the man is referring to about the Massey Ferguson tractor....seriously. IF my grandchildren use the F word, they certainly have never used any profanity around me - nor do my kids. I think of it as respect.........I try not to ever see movies that have cursing instead of good dialog. I rent quite a few foreign films where character development is a delight.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-31378336389067284972015-07-05T10:52:40.247-05:002015-07-05T10:52:40.247-05:00I'm not in the camp of "cultural doomster...I'm not in the camp of "cultural doomsters," folks who think American culture is going down the toilet at warp speed. Still, I agree with the essence of your post. And I'll add that it's not just "F-bombs" at the movies. Take Bloomberg.com, a news site with a focus on the financial aspect of things, meant mainly for a Wall Street audience. <br /><br />Someone there has decided that the tone needs to be more "folksy," and so we are treated to articles that sound like they were written by a precocious middle-schooler, and include words like "ain't." <br /><br />That might be OK for People Weekly, but I frankly find it a bit offensive when reading about the Greek Crisis. <br /><br />It's the literary equivalent of wearing faded and ripped jeans with a T-shirt and baseball cap to the opera.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where we are slowly turning into an old fogey.</i><br /><br />SaludosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-61560795037807531882015-07-05T09:31:15.741-05:002015-07-05T09:31:15.741-05:00Amen! We should strive to be better than that. T...Amen! We should strive to be better than that. The word that starts with F and ends in K, and isn't fork has crept into our language like a cancer. Worse is the use of the Massey Ferguson word. I hear little kids use it, and it is disgusting.<br /><br />We can only hope things will improve.<br /><br />Robert Gill<br />Phoenix, AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-20423513248388757082015-07-05T08:38:58.229-05:002015-07-05T08:38:58.229-05:00If you watched Kingsman more than once, you deserv...If you watched Kingsman more than once, you deserve an award for investigative journalism. How about a Pulitizer? And, if you do not get it for stamina, you should for "it's a wonder there's any room left in the script for other probing terms, like 'the', 'is', and 'what?'" -- one of the wittiest constructions of the morning.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-46722471880147703702015-07-05T06:39:44.458-05:002015-07-05T06:39:44.458-05:00I worked in a steelmill, a good deal of my working...I worked in a steelmill, a good deal of my working life, I learned swear words in five different languages my first week in the mill. A quarter of the workforce had been 'displaced' by WWII and been resettled in Ohio. We actually looked up to people who could put down a good foul oath, it was comic relief. The only thing that was really off limits were threats to one's family. As to trash talk in the movies-water off a duck. normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-26215947653880423962015-07-04T14:20:16.715-05:002015-07-04T14:20:16.715-05:00I am in total agreement with you. Unfortunately t...I am in total agreement with you. Unfortunately the movies are reflecting real life or vice versa. When I was a teacher I got so sick and tired of the incessant use of the "F" word by students in the hallways. (Reporting them to the office?? Yeah, right, like that was going to do any good.) However, within my classroom the students knew enough to watch their language. They would get upset with me when I showed Spanish language movies, and I would cover up the subtitles whenever the "F" word came up. <br /><br />Now that I have left the classroom behind, it is so nice not have to hear the cussing. There have been several occasions where I have turned off a movie because of the constant profanity. I have not seen "The Wolf of Wall Street". Thanks for the heads up. I won't bother putting it on my Netflix list.Retired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-33206009853746418322015-07-04T12:33:39.622-05:002015-07-04T12:33:39.622-05:00It is no wonder that this profanity is common is t...It is no wonder that this profanity is common is the language of our youngsters.Peter Kouwenhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197113786491782884noreply@blogger.com