Wednesday, October 22, 2008

F*** THE F-WORD

So I was watching "Two For The Money" tonight and there was a part that really stood out to me. I don't know if you have seen it but it is the part where Al Pacino is trying to teach Matt McConaughey why you use the F-word. He was explaining how it is one of the best ways to express his fustration and anger and intensity and alot more. This really stayed in my mind because I really didn't get it. I have use the word myself but I'm not proud to say that. It's not something that I walk around saying everyday and to me it shows a touch of ignorance. I know that I will offend alot of people by saying that but to me that is how I feel.
Now get me mad and who knows what might fly out of my mouth; I am just being honest. I don't have a short fuse, but if you get me going look out. Yet to me there just seems like there are so many other ways of expressing how you feel without using a word that when you really think about it; doesn't even relate to the topic of the conversation or arguement.
I wonder who was the first person who decided that this word was the one to use to convey anger or fustration or whatever other emotion it is suppose to express. Did they know that it would take on a life of it's own. Because in this day and age it is used for just about everything not just to express an emotion, but to express just about anything. It has almost become an adjective in its on right if you consider how many words and actions that it normally accompanies. Yet at this point does it really relay emotion? I don't know; nor do I think that I am the one to answer that question.
So next time you think to use this word or even not think and just let it flow; stop and think about what you are really trying to say. Ask yourself if this really is the best way to voice your emotion. Consider if this is the only way that you can get your point across. Look deep inside and find all the other words that you might be able to use that will say the exact same thing but in a better way. If you do all these things and the F-word is still the only word that seems right then maybe you could look over this blog and see that I have expressed my irritation with using that word without it and maybe we can all learn a few new words together.

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