Rise

Somehow I go off and do some awesome things. Then those get shadowed by other things that put me in the lowest of lows. The smallest things regenerate a smile on my face.

I believe this continues

I liked doing that blog about cursing and I liked the peoples imput on it as well sent via Myspace.

If you haven't read it I would read it
before you read this. This read has more to do with modern and old ways of cursing rather than what I believe are curse words or not.

I did a tiny bit of digging into the world of cursing, or more so into books of cursing. I found the next book I will most likely purchase and it is called "Cursing in America" by Timothy Jay. After I read this article
with some comments by him I figured this would be a good read. I just read a few summaries on the book and I got some things I'd like to share out of it. I'd like to start out by saying even if you don't use a "curse word" by saying anything of a negative nature towards someone you are technically cursing someone. You do not need a certain word to curse someone. Curse words are different with each passing year. I never really realized it though. I'm pretty young, but even still I've seen a few evolutions into and of curse words. Douche bag is one of them. I have been known to say this quite often actually. From watching moives to hearing what people think about the word it seems as it is a new distastful word that could devlop into a curse word. If we asked our grandparents what were curse words back then they would say things like shoot, shucks (I guess those would be a modern day shit), gee, jeepers (damn or damnit?), and even for crying out loud. Its okay to say those things now even though I haven't heard those phrases or words said since the black and white version of "Leave it to Beaver." Why are those words okay to say now and the modern day ones not? They mean the same thing even if it has been over a span of time. People were scolded for using those words so why not now? Now I think if your going to abstain from any form of cursing you better look up all of them or I'd say you aren't true to your word. I don't care if its lost its meaning over the years. Shit will eventually lose its vulgar meaning as shoot did. Who knows shit might actually mean good about fifty years from now.

(2059 dialog prediction)

Man: (In awe) Wow! You look like shit ma'am.
Woman: (flattered and winks) Why thank you, your looking pretty shitty yourself.

Getting done

In a week or so I will be able to pay off my school tuition for this semester. I'm extremely stoked and happy I can do this. I will then be able to buy some things that I really want. Such things as a new bike and a new bass. Some of my friends were surprised that I came up with the money so fast. When you don't have a car and don't have to pay for gas and insurance the money adds up quickly. School starts the 20th of this month. I'm not looking forward to math and science, but I gotta get it done to get my teaching degree.

Yeah that is pretty much it.

On my mind and now in my blog

I figured I'd write something about my thoughts on using curse words. It sounds silly I know, but until I thought about what I was saying, I realized I was using words I shouldn't. What are the curse words we use today? Ass, damn, fuck, shit, etc. What are these words up close though? They are just shortened words from common ones, but given a meaning of vulgarity. I'd like to call these words basic cursing because you can use them with anything. These words are not racial slurs. Personally I don't believe that these are curse words or words that should be forbidden to say. Why do I believe this? I believe that these words are just other shorter ways of saying other words and people over the years have just declared them curses. This may have occurred through many ways(Look up the history of the words if you want and don't use religious books). I see no difference in saying "Your a piece of shit" apposed to "Your a piece of poop." Its the same sentence with a different word. Why is saying "Fuck you" an offense to people? I believe its because we have an understanding that those words are meant to be offensive and want to take them that way. I do have a problem with racial/sexual/handicapped slurs and I believe that is where the real hate is at. Calling people chinks, crackers, niggers, towel heads, etc is down right fucking stupid to me. There is no reason at all why you should say any of those things to a person of a different race. By saying those words you are the regression and you are dividing humanity. Then there is calling people/things "gay" or "retarded." People are brought in this world without a choice in what color they will be, what sexual preference they will have, or if they are born with a mental/physical handicap. I know too many people that wont say "curse words." Instead that put in place words in society that are not in the category of "cursing." If something doesn't go right or someone doesn't do something right they are not "gay" or "retarded." More than likely we think by replacing "Your a dumb ass" with "Your retarded" we are not saying something bad because it does not involve a "curse word." You can grow up and choose to be a dumb ass by not making good decisions and putting yourself in a rut. You can't however grow out of a mental handicap. I am a person that used those words in place of the societal "curse words" we have today .Every time I said racial/sexist/handicapped slurs I felt the need to look around to see if there was a person that might take offense to what I had said. I have not fully cured myself of saying these things, but I am making an effort to.

Just something to think about.

-Tyler Legacy