My sister is nine. And she only knows a single swear word.
I have to follow her everywhere and protect her.
These swear words are so common that they are just like sayng...
Oh no

Personally, I think profanity is not really beneficial to children. Take the modern society. They do not even tolerate children who even knows a single word of profanity. But as we grow up, we constantly get more used to the violent nature of society, and generally we really start cussing at around the age of 11-12. But now, with the introduction of CoD and its still gaining popularity amongst 9-year-olds, I start to wonder whether society is too mature these days. As you all know, kids who play CoD swear way more often than those who don't, mostly just because (I think) they want to look 'cool'. In fact, it doesn't make them 'cool' at all. It just makes them look retarded.
I'm a pretty heavy user of profanity, but I always try to keep my profanity toned down, since I do not think profanity makes you any more 'cool' than holding up a sign that says 'Kick me'.
I think censorship is good for kids, but for us teenagers, we know better than to swear just to look 'cool'. In fact, I think we teenagers swear a lot less than those CoD kids.
Censorship should be enforced, and gradually taken away as we mature enough to know how to use profanity.

I'm very profane, I'll admit it here, but I don't believe that children should be swearing - does it really make a difference in their lives? Does it make them "cool" or "badass"? No!

Does it make them sound retarded and stupid as hell? Yes!

Swearing is bad overall is does not have to be done by a child to make it worse in any form!
If an udult or senior swears its just as bad as a child swearing.
When you swear, your actually acknowledging that you have a higher authority then God!
No-one is higher then God or even comes close to God, that's why I personally think that swearing should be banned!

@Hunter:
A) God is a highly controversial metaphysical entity, so your argument is very implausible.
B) How in the HELL does swearing acknowledge that you have a higher authority than god? If i stub my toe and say "oh fuck, that fucking hurt", in what way does the word "fuck", which is a synonym for "sex" in any way carry connotations that say "Hey guys, guess what? I'm higher than god!!!!" IT DOESN'T! back up your statements rather than stating utterly nonsensical opinions. You're being idiotic.
C) You realise by using the word 'acknowledge', you imply that the person actually IS higher than God, right? If you acknowledge something, it is already true.

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@Hunter:
A) God is a highly controversial metaphysical entity, so your argument is very implausible.
B) How in the HELL does swearing acknowledge that you have a higher authority than god? If i stub my toe and say "oh fuck, that fucking hurt", in what way does the word "fuck", which is a synonym for "sex" in any way carry connotations that say "Hey guys, guess what? I'm higher than god!!!!" IT DOESN'T! back up your statements rather than stating utterly nonsensical opinions. You're being idiotic.
C) You realise by using the word 'acknowledge', you imply that the person actually IS higher than God, right? If you acknowledge something, it is already true.

As true as your argument is, it could result in flaming. One of the tricks to a good counter argument is to not make it sound like you are insulting the person you are arguing with.

Hunter did display a logical fallacy, but calling this person an idiot (saying "you are being idiotic" is the same thing) wont solve anything.

Still, you made a good point.

-Cheers

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As true as your argument is, it could result in flaming. One of the tricks to a good counter argument is to not make it sound like you are insulting the person you are arguing with.

Hunter did display a logical fallacy, but calling this person an idiot (saying "you are being idiotic" is the same thing) wont solve anything.

-Cheers

Also if they can't be mature and accept that others will have their opinions and have their say then the should have come to the debate section. I mean clearly you just don't the concept of the world out there.

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Also if they can't be mature and accept that others will have their opinions and have their say then the should have come to the debate section. I mean clearly you just don't the concept of the world out there.

Walker's point was warranted, as the debate forum rules do not agree with Hunter. However, it was not a very polite counterargument.
And by implying that Walker is immature because of his comment, you are voiding your own opinion. Or at least that is what it looks like in your post...

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Walker's point was warranted, as the debate forum rules do not agree with Hunter. However, it was not a very polite counterargument.
And by implying that Walker is immature because of his comment, you are voiding your own opinion. Or at least that is what it looks like in your post...

I was talking to the guilty side there not both

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Also if they can't be mature and accept that others will have their opinions and have their say then the should have come to the debate section.

It's walker's opinion that "When you swear, your actually acknowledging that you have a higher authority then God!" is an idiotic statement. He's not allowed to say it? Hunter's comment wasn't an opinion, he said it like it was a fact, and he didn't try to explain why he thinks it's true. At least walker explained his reasons for thinking it's idiotic.

Weird how you think he shouldn't post in the debate section, when your posts have nothing to do with the topic of discussion. If you want to debate then feel free to post here, but if you're going to obsess over a single insult in an otherwise intelligent post, go away.

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It's walker's opinion that "When you swear, your actually acknowledging that you have a higher authority then God!" is an idiotic statement. He's not allowed to say it? Hunter's comment wasn't an opinion, he said it like it was a fact, and he didn't try to explain why he thinks it's true. At least walker explained his reasons for thinking it's idiotic.

Weird how you think he shouldn't post in the debate section, when your posts have nothing to do with the topic of discussion. If you want to debate then feel free to post here, but if you're going to obsess over a single insult in an otherwise intelligent post, go away.

Point taken and oh I already posted what I thought about this topic days maybe weeks ago, I'd even forgotten this thread existed until today.

Whether or not child swearing is a problem is defined by society. Personally, I dont think anyone younger than 14 should say those words, and really shouldn't be saying them in the first place. 16 or 17 year olds aught to be able to get away with it more often, as they are on the cusp of legal adulthood. But as it is with many things, swearing should be done with moderation. (not to say that it should be done in the first place)

In a society where 10+ year old kids begin to smoke I don't think swearing should be that surprising.

Swearing isn't a bad thing. Kids swear all the time. What I think is, that there just words and someone back then declared that they are bad. You cant say that someone said a bad word if its a word just like any other.

Another thing is, when a parent says that children can swear when they're older, its wrong. Just because your older doesn't mean that you can say certain words that the youth can't. Its just all a big fuss about letters put together.

If a child says a curse word, it was probably because of some adult that said it, most likely the parents, because they have a argument or a over-the-phone fight. Maybe even minor things like if you drop a pan on your foot or bump your head on the wall or on someone else. Swearing cannot be stopped, no matter what age.

On the other hand, the majority of the kids in the United States (maybe the world, but I dont know that yet) swear simply because everyone else are doing it or because they purposely want to disobey there parents. That I dont like. When kids disobey their parents purposely, then they should be punished. Kids just want to be followers to the bad side. They think that sex and swearing is good.

But other than that, children have the same rights as adults do (almost all rights) and I think they should be allowed to swear.