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!*@ # ^ $ & % Is Ok

October 6, 2011 by CiviliNation

In her post The Case for Cursing, attorney-mediator Victoria Pynchon argues in favor of colorful expression due to its positive benefits such as pain reduction and the increased persuasiveness of curse-laden speech on listeners.

 

When we swear, we give emotional punch to our speech. Particularly when second-class citizens, like women, swear, they communicate a passionate intensity more likely to wake up an audience and lead them to action than would a dry recitation of mind-numbing statistics.

Cursing, when used judiciously, is a valid and powerful form of expression.

Let’s just be careful not to confuse it with cursing *at* someone, which can be a form of verbal and emotional abuse.

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Filed Under: Cybercivility Tagged With: Cyberbullying, Cybercivility

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