Obscenities & Language
- Oct 28
- 2009
Editor’s Web Note: What I learned from this column is that obscene language is so prevalent in society and media that most young people “slip up” pretty regularly with obscenities, even those raised in disapproving households. What seems to happen is that as kids hit the teen years, parents relax their vigilance and drop their own good example. But, today, a teen who can control his or her language and not slip up is at a huge advantage over the multitudes that can’t. — Lauren
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: My mom is very strict about obscenities and I have become close friends with “Joanne” who uses them in her normal speech — including the F-word. Such language is common in her family, in fact, her parents are worse than she is. Joanne recently spent the night and not only…