Christy Dunn
From Encinitas (Education Manager)
Well, it depends on the location. If I’m at work, yes. If I’m at an event like this [Adams Avenue Roots Festival], then no. If it’s directed at me? Yes! I’m an education manager; I work with kids and animals, so it wouldn’t be appropriate. At church? That would be odd, wouldn’t it?
Rebecca Robsinson
From Imperial beach (Resource Teacher)
I think it depends on the way it’s said. Every single word can be used in the wrong context. For me it’s about being a good person. I can say any word with an asterisk in it and in the right situation it’s going to be okay. I actually have a really cool boss who says a lot of bad words, but he’s not calling people names. He’s just using expletives like you would any other word.
Claire Young
From Normal Heights (Yoga Instructor)
No, not at all. I love it! I’ve got the worst potty mouth on the face of the planet. I’m from Chicago. and when I moved here I had to confront that people are more conservative here. Back in the Midwest, people are dropping F-bombs all the time…it was just part of our self-expression. And when I moved, I’m, like, “Oh, I’m offending people.” As a matter of fact, on one of my first dates, I slipped and I said the F-word, and I was, like, “Is that all right?” He was totally cool with it. He was trying to be on good behavior too. He was saying “fricking” this and “frickin’” that. I was, like, oh, God, he’s one of these well-mannered conservative guys. Even though he’s cute, I just can’t hang. Then, finally, he let one rip, and I was, like, Yes!
Cynthia Winkleman
From Milford, Ohio (Technician)
No, not at all. I love it! I’ve got the worst potty mouth on the face of the planet. I’m from Chicago. and when I moved here I had to confront that people are more conservative here. Back in the Midwest, people are dropping F-bombs all the time…it was just part of our self-expression. And when I moved, I’m, like, “Oh, I’m offending people.” As a matter of fact, on one of my first dates, I slipped and I said the F-word, and I was, like, “Is that all right?” He was totally cool with it. He was trying to be on good behavior too. He was saying “fricking” this and “frickin’” that. I was, like, oh, God, he’s one of these well-mannered conservative guys. Even though he’s cute, I just can’t hang. Then, finally, he let one rip, and I was, like, Yes!
Scott Johnston
From The Plains, Virginia (Climbing Arborist)
It bothers me when it becomes a substitute for all adjectives and all adverbs. If you can’t think of anything to say other than that... It becomes a universal word for all range of applications and becomes pretty meaningless. If you drop a bowling ball on your foot or fall off a ladder or something, then, okay, yeah, a blue streak is a good thing; it’s appropriate. But if you can’t think of anything more creative or more descriptive, it’s a pretty weak excuse for vocabulary.
Jake Glazier
From Ocean Beach (Producer)
It depends on the context [in which] it’s being used. I mean, I don’t like it when children swear. It just kind of makes me feel old. And I especially don’t like it when it’s, like, a new formation of words, like the word shiz-nit. I know that’s kind of old, but still it’s unacceptable to me. Yes, I do use profanity, but I’m just careful about where. I’ll say everything except, like, “G” dammit, for religious reasons.