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Wednesday, October 20, 2004

No Swearing in Belgorod

Local official Pavel Bispalenko, quoted in Russian town blacklists bad language:
    "Swearing is a moral disease, a social illness.

    "Scientists have proved that people who use bad words turn into bad people, so the aim of our campaign is to improve the health and the moral standing of our nation."

I've got to wonder about these "scientists" Mr. Bispalenko mentions, and I doubt whether a law is the answer, but swearing is a kind of social disease.

My opinion on swearing is similar to that of Baines (played by Albert Hall) from the film Malcolm X (1992):
    "A man curses because he doesn't have the words to say what's on his mind."