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Many story arcs in this comic are an outlet from what I or people I'm close to have experienced-hence why I wrote a story arc about swearing.
Growing up I was taught it was socially accepted (and encouraged) to approach a cussing stranger and politely ask them to refrain, because swearing is against your beliefs.
When I actually tried this, I became the target of cussing because I was acting entitled and trying to force my beliefs on others. I was quickly desensitized.
Fortunately, my characters take a more lighthearted approach to the topic.
Growing up I was taught it was socially accepted (and encouraged) to approach a cussing stranger and politely ask them to refrain, because swearing is against your beliefs.
When I actually tried this, I became the target of cussing because I was acting entitled and trying to force my beliefs on others. I was quickly desensitized.
Fortunately, my characters take a more lighthearted approach to the topic.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Comics
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 759 x 1028px
File Size 289.9 kB
I was brought up the same way--taught that cussing was wrong and that it's okay to politely ask someone to refrain. I too was given the wrong end of the cussing stick at times as well, and I admit that I have become somewhat desensitized to it.
However, it still bothers me, deep down, and it's not because "my beliefs are better than theirs" or "I'm better than they are because I choose not to use cuss words." I work in an office with a number of co-workers who use cuss words as part of their every-day language, and most of the time, I brush it off and just let it go. But there have been a couple of times where it has gotten so bad that I have requested that they tone it down.
Is it wrong of me to believe that common courtesy would allow me to make such a request?
(Rhetorical question. Not trying to start a debate here, just expressing some of my own thoughts.)
However, it still bothers me, deep down, and it's not because "my beliefs are better than theirs" or "I'm better than they are because I choose not to use cuss words." I work in an office with a number of co-workers who use cuss words as part of their every-day language, and most of the time, I brush it off and just let it go. But there have been a couple of times where it has gotten so bad that I have requested that they tone it down.
Is it wrong of me to believe that common courtesy would allow me to make such a request?
(Rhetorical question. Not trying to start a debate here, just expressing some of my own thoughts.)
The general philosophy that I ascribe to is that profanity is a sign of a limited mind... The words themselves aren't the worst part (although they're bad enough) it's the fact that people who swear a lot tend to use the same words over and over again. The thought that always comes to my mind is "Don't you have a more imaginative way to express yourself?"
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