Srijita wrote:[face=Times New Roman]
However, if we’re talking about colourful language, then I’d simply reiterate my explanations and subsequently ignore the behaviour. But then again, I do not consider cussing to be inherently immoral,
Ignoring the situation, or any possible problematic situation whether it be bad behaviour, cussing, or whatever, even when other options fail, does not seem to help stop anything at all, but rather it may promote the problem or make it worse than before.
Srijita wrote:I have serious reservations about punishment as a form of behavioural modification. But physical punishment – be it soapy washings or spanking – I consider fundamentally wrong. In fact, I feel the same way about physical punishment that you do about swearing. Unlike cussing out of frustration, stuffing soap into a child’s mouth or taking him over your knee are acts of violence, with considerable potential to cause physical and emotional harm.
Yes, I can see you do have reservations about spankings, etc., and you are entitled to your own opinion, as I am also entitled to my opinion to disagree with you on the issue. Again, this reminds me of the posts on another thread with another poster here regarding this same issue of spanking, etc. Been there, done that. But let me touch on that thought once again since you brought the issue of spanking up.
This issue has long been up for debate, and a matter of personal opinion, on whether spanking is actually an act of violence, or not. Beatings are indeed an act of violence, but
there is a difference between spankings and beatings, although some just don't want to, or will not, see it or acknowledge it for whatever reason. A spanking is a simple form of discipline or punishment while a beating is something much more cruel, to say the least.
Srijita wrote:In general, people who swear do not consider it immoral to do so; that I can tell you with a high degree of certainty. They think of cussing, much as I do, as a “bad habit” and nothing worse than that. This is one respect in which British culture differs starkly from the US. In this country, swearing is more common than not, even in middle class and professional circles.
I suppose different countries and their peoples do have different ways of looking at things. Good point. Also different generations have different ways of looking at some of these issues and other things. Generations ago, cussing and many profanity phrases, which seem almost commonplace in today's world, would have been shunned, and looked upon as being fowl, not acceptable, embarrassing, or whatever term you want to use. Generations ago, Few, if anyone, even questioned the use of spankings as a form of discipline either, but rather it was the norm. Once again, I said "spankings", not "beatings". There is a difference. I guess we could say that our civilization today has made remarkable strides in many issues, but sometimes looking at people's behaviours and listening to them, it is hard to say whether that is a step forward or a step backward for us all.
Srijita wrote:So yes, we agree to disagree. But I enjoyed talking to you nonetheless.
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Agreed. I enjoyed talking to you also.