Being old enough to remember the day when the **** word was first said on TV ( by Kenneth Tynan in 1965 ),I’m not surprised that most younger people aren’t bothered about comedians swearing.
I must say that I don’t like it and I think it shows a lack of respect for the audience and yourself too.
Recently in the snow I saw a young couple out with two little girls about four years old.The girls were throwing snowballs and one hit Dad on the back of the leg,so he turned round and said ” **** off,you two “.Pass a group of schoolchildren and you’ll hear the sort of language that would have made a sailor blush when I was a kid.I don’t call that progress.
It doesn’t have to be like this.In three weeks in New Zealand I only heard that word twice,once from a drunk in a bar and once when Mr.Bee tried lifting my bag after I’d packed to come home.We saw plenty of teenagers,but heard very little bad language from them.
It’s probably too obvious to say,but it’s perfectly possible to be very funny without swearing at all.Michael McIntyre is a good example.
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