The C-Word

Curse words are used by people with low intelligence!

 

Curse words are offensive!

 

Curse words are only used when someone does not know or cannot find the right word!

 

Growing up in a Pentecostal household, I have heard sayings like this and much more. In my 38 years, I have spoken to and heard from people who abhor curse words.

 

I began this blog not caring about censoring my thoughts, just for the sake of political correctness. I dislike censorship, about as much as I dislike nonprofits who post poetry and art competition scams in prisons nationwide. Offering mediocre prizes and no royalty, as penance. Tricking inmates into believing that their work and the rights to their work is only worth the one-time submission; and a prayer at the first, second, and third place prizes.

 

It is my belief that Censorship and Political Correctness have become the teat of entitlement on which Americans feed. A word is a word, and the word only holds the meaning it was assigned upon its conception. The power given to that word is something else entirely!

 

I wonder how that works anyways. Someone hears a word, gets offended for the first time, convinces someone else that the word is or should be offensive, those two share the story, and some people agree while others don't.

 

Now, we have another word to add to the ever-growing wall of offense, Hmm......Whelp!

 

BEHIND THE EYES! Is not just a publication, but a platform! Both the publication and platform will be the product of, and work alongside the publishing company. To that end, the platform is as much of a business as the business I am creating. I have decided to re-edit my first few posts, removing excessive cursing, and making their contents more digestible for a larger target audience.

 

This is a business decision that I am making for myself and my content only.

 I am not forcing, nor will not force compliance, mediate, police, etc. Future Freelancers or anyone who chooses to post on this blog (Outside of the previously mentioned SS and FU-SS above!). I believe in and promote speaking your piece and telling your truth.

 

In closing, I was raised to dislike, not use, and hate curse words and anything to do with them. Because of this, I was introduced late to some of the most talented lyrical architects I have ever heard.

 

Personally, my understanding grew when I stopped denying literary works based on preconceived biases by cultural influences.

 

Translation... Live a little!

 

1NF@MOUS!