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What is cussing?

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Steve Simms

Profanity is often: a weak attempt to appear strong. an insincere use of words that ignores their literal meaning. insult language that can easily create a hostile environment. an intimidated attempt to appear intimidating. a lack of self-control. an irrational … Continue reading →

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Cussing — it ain’t good for you! (Or your hearers.)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Steve Simms

Using profanity ambushes you (and your hearers) with negative and self-esteem-destroying thoughts and emotions. Cussing fills your life (and your hearers) with the same destructive words, repeated over and over. Normalizing profanity is normalizing publicly spewed crudeness, rudeness, and lewdness. … Continue reading →

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Scaramucci words!

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Steve Simms

New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci threw a profanity-filled temper tantrum at New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza. He published it. Although I’m not going to read Anthony’s vulgar rant, the news reports about it helped inspire these thoughts. You can’t … Continue reading →

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