Profanity is (and importantly, always has been) an extra punctuation mark. It's an embellishment that draws people's attention; that makes something all the mor

Profanity is (and importantly, always has been) an extra punctuation mark. It's an embellishment that draws people's attention; that makes something all the more memorable. Is it required? No. Is it unreasonably effective for the character count? Yes. And - as with most everything - folks will live a happier life ignoring profanity than trying to get the world to to stop swearing. Especially since swearing is so fucking fun.