Situational Awareness, Profanities, and Desensitization

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Are there situations where using profane language is socially acceptable? Countless people would argue that no circumstance justifies using profanities, however, if they were to say that they have never sworn, they would be lying. Profanities have a time and place, but you have to be aware of where and to whom you use them on. Sometimes when people are angry or upset noting can sum up how they are feeling quite like a swearword. When teenagers and young adults socialize, profanities are not far behind, however, it is often in good natured fun.
The key is to identify situations when it is appropriate or inappropriate to use profane language or situational awareness. In formal situations such as an in a work place environment the usage of profanities is frowned upon, and may lead to the termination of your position. You should also refrain from using swearwords in a class room setting. If you do this it could give your classmates and instructor an unsavory perception in regards to your character.
So when is it appropriate to use profanities? Informal social gatherings among friends, verbal confutations, when upset or angry are times that people often use this language with little or no damage to their reputation. When Bill O’Reilly said “fuck it we’ll do it live on the air, is an example when situational awareness was neglected. Another example is when Paula Deen acknowledged to using racial slurs in the past. This resulted in Food Network canceling her show, and lost many of her celebrity endorsements.
“Fuck” is a versatile word and can be used in a variety of situations. It can be used to indicate anger, depression, excitement, shock, and in some cases fear. The Oxford Dictionary defines the f-word as having two meanings. Fir...

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...tored below deck and unavoidably got damp. Once it got into contact with water the fermentation process is able to begin. Through this process the byproduct of methane gas is created. Methane began to build up below the deck of the ship, and the first time a sailor went below at night with the aid of a lantern, a massive explosion ensued causing damage to nearby ships. To prevent this from happening in the future the bundles of manure was stamp with the label “Ship High in Transit” or S.H.I.T, this indicated to sailors to store it high enough off the floor of the lower deck to prevent water to contaminate the explosive volatile cargo, and to eliminate the production of methane. The Online Etymology Dictionary sheds some light into the original origins of the s-word. This word began in Old English, meaning “purging diarrhea” and dates back to the 1580s.

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