Your opinion on cussing in movies, comics, tv & videogames?

[Shawn Hopkins]

You mean replies involving people throwing insults at eachother? Which is what usually happens in the Community forum back then

I think people still do it, they were just more open and honest about it then.

[Legato]

I think people still do it, they were just more open and honest about it then.

Does it make it ok? No it doesn't

[Shawn Hopkins]

Does it make it ok? No it doesn't

It's not OK, you just knew where you stood when Paul McEnery was mad at you. Now it's petty sniping and bitchiness within the rules.

[Michael P]

For the record, I was talking about replies to the original question that would have included large amounts of gratuitous profanity.

[Legato]

It's not OK, you just knew where you stood when Paul McEnery was mad at you. Now it's petty sniping and bitchiness within the rules.

Gonna go with ya on that one.

[BeastieRunner]

If it makes sense and is contextual, it works for me. But if it's done to be cool, edgy, or hip ... it's breaks the narrative and takes me out of the story.

Example: The movie, "Phone Booth" grinds my gears because they said **** to the point it has been counted and talked more about than the movie itself (143 times). Cut it down a bit and it's not as jarring but maybe that was part of the point. There are tons of movies where the f-bomb is used WAY more but I think "Phone Booth" is a great example of poor usage and timing. Whereas "Born on the Fourth of July", "Pulp Fiction", "American History X" and "Scarface" usages are far more impactful and do not derail the narrative.

[vitamin]

Sure, why not? The more poetic and inventive, the better.