Monday, February 6, 2012

My Teacher Doesn't Let Me Swear On the Internet

Over the past few weeks, it has become aware to my majestic professor of the wonderful arts of religion that the profanity on social media sites such as Twitter has been elevated to a point of past toleration. Students have been abusing their freedom on such sites by flooding their profiles with vulgarity, and my teacher has decided to take disciplinary action against it.. But is it really such a big deal? Yes, I do agree that profanity towards other students in a bullying-type fashion is wrong and should be banned. And obviously sexual profanity should also be kept off profiles as well. But other than these two styles, is all profanity really that bad? In today's society, the use of swear words and cussing has become much less of a moral issue, and has become a lot less, for lack of a better word, "bad." It is also a great way to get rid of the stress gathered up throughout the day, and it also is actually proven to be a pain killer. Numerous scientific studies have shown that swearing is actually a very effective pain reliever. A study was done wear participants were to hold their hands in ice water for as long as possible, and those who swore were able to hold their hands in for an average of 40 seconds longer. So swearing, in moderation, can actually be beneficial to a person. So I guess what I am saying is, I agree that the profanity should be restricted to appropriate things on sites such as Twitter: but not restricted.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/9405589-423/a-great-pain-reliever-swearing-but-just-a-little-bit.html

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