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March 4, 2008
Watch Your 'Effin' Langauge, It's 'No Cussing Week'
Beginning tomorrow night, South Pasadena will be the first city to claim a no-cussing week proclamation. And it's thanks to 14-year-old McKay Hatch who founded the "No Cussing Club." He explains on his website what this is all about:
"A lot of kids at my school, and some of my friends, would cuss and use dirty language all the time. They did it so much, they didn't even realize they were doing it. It bothered me so much that one day I challenged them to stop! They were shocked. They didn't know that it was bothering me. They didn't even realize how much they were doing it until I said something. I was actually surprised at how they reacted; they accepted my No Cussing Challenge. But some of the kids said they didn't know how to stop. That's when I started the No Cussing Club."
And for South Pasadena this is "an effort to ask our entire city to refrain from using profanity for a week," South Pasadena Mayor Michael Cacciotti told ABC7. "Hopefully it's spread across the nation and around the world."
Hatch calls this positive peer pressure. ABC7 says "by encouraging his classmates to stopping using their favorite four-letter words Hatch is hoping it'll be easier for them to say no when it comes to tougher decisions like drugs and alcohol." Is he saying that cussing is a gateway "drug?" Holy!!! (see, we left the "bad" part out, but it was kind of hard, so we're up to the challenge, for at least the week)
Photo by rollenran via Flickr
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F those bible-thumpers.
A 14-year old offended by cussing? What the fuck kind of screwed-up kid is that?
But he will probably get into Yale based on this little charade.
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fuck that shit.
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Holy Smokes Batman! By the time I was 14, I was into a lot worse than cussin' ...
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There's something really stupid about a bunch of South Pas teenagers on the Gold Line who replace every other noun, verb, adverb and adjective with "fuck," even when there's a little kid sitting nearby. So, yeah, more power to the guy.
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A more effective tactic would be to just put up a massive Swear Jar on the Corner of Colorado and Fair Oaks.
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chuck that farley
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Personally I feel swearing is empowering, I'm going with deafsound on this one.
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i saw this kid on the news earlier today and i think it's a refreshing change to see a kid trying to do something positive for himself and his friends/school.
sorry but i don't see what bible thumpers have to do with this (at least i didn't hear any mention of any of this having a religious aspect from either this post or from seeing the news bit earlier today) and i think it's pretty messed up to call this kid 'screwed up' because he doesn't see a need to cuss.
hominycheese, i'm totally with you on that one...and ross, i work right near that corner. i'd have to just dump my whole paycheck into the jar :(
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From Wikipedia, but a totally true story -
"The studio objected to the number of curse words in the script. Peter Guber recalls, "The first seven minutes, there were 342 'fucks'". The head of Columbia asked Robert Towne to reduce the number of curse words to which the writer responded, "This is the way people talk when they're powerless to act; they bitch". He refused to change a word and Nicholson backed him up."
--Get out of here, or else I'll call the shore patrol!
--I am the motherfucking shore patrol, motherfucker! I am the motherfucking shore patrol! Give this man a beer.
--I don't want a beer.
--You're gonna have a fuckin' beer!
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I actually live here in South Pasadena and think this is ridiculous. When the SPPD were harassing me (Thanks Officer Fowler) I practiced my freedom of speech and let him know that stopping me while I walk was complete bullshit. I also used the words "fucking ridiculous." I have no problem using "cuss" words as they enhance your emotions/statements.
But for some real funny shit-check out the "NCC" video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HTNv2dOBFJk
Supposedly they walk around with those red/orange shirts. I have yet to see one on the street, but if I ever do while I'm driving around, I'll physically express myself by giving them the finger - since yelling out "fuck you" (what I *really* want to say) - will get me a disturbing the peace ticket.
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Not to be outdone by their neighbors in South Pas, the good folks in nearby Alhambra are sponsoring the first annual Ethnic Slur Spelling Bee.
http://tinyurl.com/2f5wb
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It would be great if they would have told the truth of where they got their idea and concept from!!! Our Stop Cussin Campaign has been in existence since 2005 and it will not be taken by a father and son for PROFIT.. Let the truth be known visit us as www.stopcussin.com!!!
We've not about taking ones right of freedom of speech, however we're about building our communities into a healthier environment. When one is a thief of anothers creation they will never be able to deliver the message correctly...
Respect Given Always,
The Stop Cussin 4 Kids Campaign