{"id":165,"date":"2013-10-04T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/doinglifetogether\/?p=165"},"modified":"2013-09-28T08:41:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T12:41:37","slug":"does-profanity-in-media-reflect-real-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2013\/10\/does-profanity-in-media-reflect-real-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Does Profanity in Media Reflect Real Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tv\"<\/a>After clicking through a number of cable channels, I was stunned by the amount of profanity I heard during the family hours.<\/p>\n

We have this ongoing debate in our household. Do people really use the amount of profanity we hear on TV and in media?<\/p>\n

My teens seem to think media reflect the culture. I think media push the boundary and makes it appear as if people use constant profanity. In my work world, I do not hear this level of profanity. Maybe I am naive or not exposed to the average person who swears all day. I don’t know, but my daily life (lived in the secular world) is not filled with profanity.<\/p>\n

According to the Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan educational organization advocating responsible entertainment, the amount and gravity of free broadcast network television profanity is higher than ever. Compared to a few years ago, broadcasters have deliberately unleashed profanity onto the public. A decision July 2010 by the Second Court of Appeals ruled\u00a0 that expletives on late-night TV could fly freely and do not violate decency laws. Profanity on prime time television (8-11p.m. ET) increased 69% since 2005. While the language may not violate decency law, it violates my sensibilities.<\/p>\n

My question is WHY do we need to hear all this profanity?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are we at a loss for words? Do people really have trouble thinking of other ways to express themselves? Or does media love the shock value and constantly push the boundary of decency?<\/p>\n

And what is the end goal here? So our kids can sound like little trash-mouthed adults? This is something we want? Honestly, I don’t get it.<\/p>\n

Profanity is crass and indicates a limited use of the English language. It offends. It often objectifies women and is degrading. Nothing good comes from desensitizing us to vulgarity.<\/p>\n

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So why do you think profanity is so prevalent in media? What is the end goal of ramping up the vulgarity?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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