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Embarrassing Swearing

posted 8 years ago by andyg35
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I know it's 2016 but do we really find the little girl swearing in church funny? Parents swearing in front of small children? In what is - essentially - a moderately charming comedy series?

I've seen the first two so was prepared for a bit of bad language but this time it felt forced and awkward to me in places.

Didn't add anything to the humour and hardly anybody laughed at the screening I went to (referring to the sweary bits here). I may be getting old (well, actually I am getting old!) but it made me cringe a bit. Am I alone? I hope not...

AndyG

[–] clairus99-1 8 years ago

I agree, too.

I'm not offended by swearing, and swear a lot myself, but, it was like - put lots of posh english accents swearing a lot, that'll be just hilarious.... and, yeah, the kid swearing, and the swearing in front of kids. that's just desperate and unnecessary.

the amount and placement of the swearing seems so unnatural, that it's obvious it's only there for effect.

So, yeah, I'm cringing as well.

[–] CichlidAsh 8 years ago

The swearing felt totally forced and I did not think that it added anything to the movie or was funny. It felt kind of sad to see that the series has been reduced to this level in order to try and get some laughs. Kids swearing can be funny if used right Hit-Girl out of Kick Ass was very funny but here I found it very pathetic and I don't know who it was aimed at younger audiences I guess.

To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script -Alfred Hitchcock

[–] andyg35 8 years ago

You expressed it much better than I did!

AndyG

[–] MarmaladeT 8 years ago

I long for the days when children who cursed got a bar of lifebuoy put in their mouths

I was evil Mum ... I wasn't satisfied with just putting a bar of soap in my children's mouths - I made sure they'd remember it and scraped it on their teeth. They didn't swear often (well, not in MY presence anyway 😉)

Having said all that, the swearing in this movie didn't bother me overmuch (it being a movie) but I wouldn't be impressed if I heard a child swearing like that in real life. That's a bit hypocritical of me, isn't it?

[–] shylock_pl 8 years ago

I think it was on the point. Jude was vexed that the godmother was late to christening, and swore on the phone. The little girl picked it up and repeated in front of everybody in church. Kids imitate adults in the most unexpected moments. That's life.

[–] kennyamac 8 years ago

yeap, great movie, but the girl in church swearing was uncalled for, and a poor show... adults swearing, no problem, having kids swear in movies, not good... you have to wonder what kind of parents would allow their daughter to swear like that in public, let alone in a movie which millions will see...

[–] eileen-guthrie555 8 years ago

It's the social norm unfortunately. I was mad and I said s**t and didn't realize there was a little girl near and covered my mouth and apologized to the mother. She told me no worries she's gotten used to it from her father. That's not okay. Not too long ago, I was in line at Walmart and heard a young girl maybe 5 or 6 saying s**t repeatedly as she played with the grocery basket and the mother said nothing to her. You could see some older people were offended, shaking their heads. When did it become okay for children to cure? Did I miss something? I was born in the mid 1970's and I was offended watching a young girl say that, especially in public. So, your not old, you just grew up with manners. I can't wait to see a kindergarten tell their teacher to f off or say hey, b*tch come over here. I long for the days when children who cursed got a bar of lifebuoy put in their mouths.

[–] annlevtex 8 years ago

I didn't mind the swearing but yes, it did make me uncomfortable when the little girl just stood and and dropped the F bomb in church. I do swear and I did it in front of my kids from time to time when they were little, usually impulsively. I tried hard no to but sometimes it just popped out. But I would never swear in church or at any other similar place or function, and I would reprimand my kid if she did that. Not harshly, but you can't just let it go.

[–] ACME_Horses 8 years ago

The scene was fine. It was funny! On the other hand, your post was awkward.