Can someone make a good case for bleeping bad language?

[Stinky The Clown]

If, in playing a transcript, like of a governor speaking on a phone while caught in a wiretap, the word 'fuck' is used, what good does it do to say "the "f" word" as opposed to just saying the word?

Will someone be less offended?

[NeedleCast]

1. People will always find a reason to be outraged

[truebrit71]

2. I guess it fucking depends?

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[navarth]

3. wait! let me get mu fucking popcorn. n/t

[navarth]

4. I would like to add

that I've always enjoyed the creative implementation of colorful invective.

[Beartracks]

5. I suppose that depends...

...on the intended result of the bleeping.

Do we wish to prevent young ears from hearing such words so they will hopefully find more creative ways to verbally express themselves in the future?
But then.... aren't curious children simply going to ask, "What is the f-word?"
And if we then tell them, "It stands for 'fiddlesticks,'" then aren't said tots just going to think, "Well, fuck, what's wrong with "fiddlesticks"?

:P

[Contrary1]

6. No one should use any word without completely understanding its origin and meaning:

That would shut most politicians and pundits up.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31041N3B1XL._SL500_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-big,TopRight,35,-73_OU01_AA240_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/F-Word-Roy-Blount-Jr/dp/0679764275

"...The F-Word is really a novelty. What makes it so interesting, if not thrilling, to grownups is the sheer volume of its usages..."--Time

"It's fanf--kingtastic." --Time Out New York

" . . .a great service for the English language." --Seattle Weekly

[LanternWaste]

7. Just as soon as someone can make a good case for...

Just as soon as someone can make a good case for bad language, IOW-- I seriously doubt it.

:evilgrin:

[alfredo]

8. This guy makes me fuckin mad

[SoxFan]

9. I refer to it a "the ph word".

That manages to confuse pretty much everyone.

[w8liftinglady]

10. depends on the audience

when my son was 2,I noticed he asked for "goddam chocolate milk" and stated "there's a fucking truck,mommy" after ex babysat him one weekend.To his credit,ex cleaned up language and it didn't happen anymore.

[Earth_First]

11. Not sure, but I cannot listen to Sirius Left in the car with my daughter

because of the foul language.

When AAR was on 950 am we would listen together all the time.

I cannot do that anymore.

[erinlough]

12. It makes people feel superior because they don't actually

swear even though they think the swear word rather than say it. My dear husband, who has many strange quirks, but a great heart, always uses the first letter when swearing.....f-word, b-word etc. It drives me nuts and seems so silly since I have a tendency to swear easily. Sometimes I scream, "just say fuck, it's what your thinking, what difference does it make that you don't actually say it?" Then I realize He actually feels good about himself that he doesn't say it and I back off. Sometimes I guess what word he is referring to, like f-word becomes fun and s-word becomes soup.....sometimes he must hate me...

[OffWithTheirHeads]

13. Fuck is the only word I've found in the English language

that accurately describes a particular Golf shot that I can hit with consistency.