September 19, 2007
So Vanessa, a girl in our cast, doesn't like the word "fuck". She made a point of letting everyone know, and she made a little "rule" that whenever we use that word we owe her a quarter. I don't think there's any money actually changing hands, but they referred to it from time to time ("they" being mainly the girls in the cast).
Those of you who've spent much time around me probably are aware that I don't really curse a lot. But you may also know that someone not liking something isn't necessarily a reason for me to stop doing it. It might even make me do it more. I talked to Vanessa and another girl in the cast about this. I didn't feel that they had a convincing reason for me to stop saying "fuck" around them. They thought I said it a lot. I don't, but in discussing it, I say it. I'm not one for mild euphemisms. If I were in a Harry Potter book, I'd be saying "Voldemort" out loud.
I also expressed to them my interest in seeing how people react to things sometimes. I find it interesting. And then I like to think about why different people react differently—what makes them tick. One of them suggested that doing something just to see how someone will react is childish. Well, I don't recall doing that as a child. That only came later as I started wondering about people and how they work. And I happen to think that making a "rule" that people owe you a quarter when they do something you disapprove of seems a little juvenile. Their only real argument (other than that it's not nice) was that is shows a lack of vocabulary. I disagree. Saying "fuck" sometimes doesn't necessarily mean you don't know any other words. Sometimes when I curse, it just sort of slips out. But generally it's a definite choice. It's something I use for emphasis or to get someone's attention. Or to make them feel uncomfortable.
So, fuck you. All of you. I'm fuckin' serious.
That was a joke. And if you don't think it was funny, then fuck you.
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