Too Much Cussing On T.V. Anymore

To whom it may concern. There is too much cussing on T.V. anymore! 

What's going on? Did all the censors die?

I can understand actors cussing on HBO and places where cussing is warned about at the beginning. However, there is vast amounts of cussing goin' on in the REGULAR T.V. shows now!

Well, not this one...YET!!

Even the F word! 

Just think back to the early days of television. Absolutely no cussing at all, and the shows were much better than the ones today with all the cussing! 

I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show. and even The Twilight Zone refrained from vulgar language. 

They didn't need it to be entertaining.

Of course, T.V. shows reflect the social mores that are prevalent at the time the show is produced.

In the 1950's and 60's folks did not use profanity NEARLY as much as in 2019!

In fact, I'll be walking Chevy by the local park, and little kids are cussing worse than drunken sailors on a bender in Shanghai! 

They use the F word more often than a millennial takes a selfie! 

So I guess the T.V. shows are a reflection of the nasty society we're living in today.

All of the big cussers out there would think it was odd if there was NO cussing on T.V.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not judging all of you who like to cuss! You can cuss your heads off! Even I will slip up and cuss when I stub my toe, or quote an old country saying, or burn my finger, or drop my wallet down a sewer grate, or get stung by one of those HUGE bumblebees, or bump my head on an open cabinet door, and all kinds off stuff like that.

I guess I'm just an old fashioned guy, but I'm not comfortable with all of the 4 letter words in movies and T.V. shows in the 21st century. 

My mom used to say, "an intelligent person doesn't need to use "swearing" to make a point."  Can't the entertainment world make a point without cussing us to death?

Here is the way a WHOLE LOT of actors talk today in their movies. Tell me if I'm wrong. (I know they're just reading a script, but here is how it sounds...

"I effen got outta effen, bed, and effen got effen dressed. My effen dog was effen barking, so I effen took him for an effen walk...

Really? Do they REALLY need all the "effens?!"

"I got out of bed and got dressed. My dog was barking, so I took him for a walk." Wasn't that easier? Sure it was! 

I used to think that T.V. shows used profanity to make the characters sound tough, but now, since even little kids cuss all the time, what's the point, hmm?

You tell me what the point is, in 30 words or less, and you'll win my utmost admiration, because I completely lost the point of this blog report!

Wait, wait..here's the point...

 Colossians 3:8ESV  

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Didn't know I'd go all religious on ya, did ya?  Just wanted some backup for the myriads of folks who are gonna disagree with my opinion.