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I totally get your opinion that language should be used more freely. But at the end of the day - different things are appropriate in different contexts. Some of

I totally get your opinion that language should be used more freely. But at the end of the day - different things are appropriate in different contexts. Some of these we feel strongly about, others, we may not. > A bathing suit is not considered appropriate at a wedding. > Emoji is not considered appropriate at a funeral. > White pants are not considered appropriate after Labor Day. > Swearing is not considered appropriate in certain styles of journalism. All of these, when viewed at a low enough level of abstraction (we're all just atoms!) make no sense. But that doesn't mean we should do away with them all.

kbenson 9y ago
For all those examples, there are situations where that becomes appropriate. I'm not arguing that childrens programming needs to incorporate swearing, or that regular adult television needs to (it already has for the most part), but when a news article can't accurately quote someone when it's integral to the story or reference the name of what the article is about, they are doing it wrong. I greatly care about information accuracy and historical accuracy. If ever there are times when the journalistic rule about including swearing should be relaxed, when the entire article is about an utterance that contains a swear word is one of those occassions.