Porfanity Laced Tirade

Personally, I’m a big fan especially in expressing my angst against credit cards and corporations. Sometimes proper words in the dictionary do not have the same affect. Garsh Darn, golly gee just doesn’t have the same impact as well, I’ll let you use your imagination. I understand how profanity may be considered offensive, but I guess to me these words in which many cringe are just that-words. They are sounds and expression with little to no meaning. Well, yes they have meaning but foul language is not going to do any severe damage unless you are a religious zealot and in that case, you will not be going to hell, the offender will.

I am guilty of profanity, but I am not writing this blog in attempt to defend my own words, I am writing this blog in response to an article I read in the Consumerist, where a shopper was arrested in Galveston, Texas for using the F-word. Note to self, do not shop in Galveston, Texas. What is even more absurd is she was arrested by a fire marshal that had really no authority to make an arrest. Now, granted profanity may be offensive to some, but it is certainly not against the law. What is more offensive is someone feeling elitist, falsely prideful and supremely powerful. That is more frightening then it is offensive.

The people I respect and admire are those who in all good conscience are not afraid of self expression, however it comes forth. Very few passionate, expressive and creative people come forth with clear, pure articulation. The sadness of the state of properness is that sometimes we miss brilliance of thought and ideas if we get caught up in proper etiquette and word play. It would strike some of these people to know that some of the greatest artistic masters, Mozart, Picasso, Shakespeare were all thought indecent and immoral, but in their lack of decency and moral standard look at their artistic accomplishments. Many of these masters were highly criticized in their day for indecency, breaking the rules and thinking differently. But who made the biggest impact on society, the decent who colored within the lines, or the ones who created outside the box?

Remember Mozart; genius may come in the most crude packages. Are we to deny genius simply because we may find the edges rough and offensive? I guess the answer to that question is indeed in the beholder of genius.