Yes, I was. I was forced to listen to something offensive. I was forced to have my little children listen to something offensive. I ached at the attack on their innocence.
No you weren’t forced to listen to anything. You were not trapped in a tiny room. You were outside. You had options.
My children were subjected to foul language nobody should have to hear, and you call that an opportunity?
Yes.
One time I had to explain the use of a certain word one of my kids overheard being used. It wasn’t a very nice word. My kids don’t hear that kind of language and don’t use it.
It was a great opportunity to talk about how people communicate, using language with certain intent, how the language you use affects people’s perception of you, and how, as a general rule, if people have to resort to using nasty language they really need to up their communication skills.
We all agreed in the end there was never any reason to use such language, and never a time when it was funny, appropriate, or justified.
My kids were equipped to hear such language, understand why it was used, and place it in context.
This instilled a wonderful sense of self confidence in them when confronted with the use of such language, not a panic response, like the world was going to end or something.
They’re also sufficiently confident and self assured to talk to the person using such language, having risk assessed the situation and if appropriate, and ask them to tone it down.
Nah.
You failed to act to protect your children in that situation and you’re now trying to put the blame anywhere but where it belongs.
You were in a public space.
Other people playing music is that space don’t have to consider you, or your sensitivity to bad language.
You said the widows were down, you could have put them up.
You could have had a word with the guys and pointed out you had young children in the car and could they turn their music down just for a minute until you’ve pumped your gas.
You could have sat in the car, turned your radio up and distracted your kids.
You could have done any number of things, taking responsibility for your kids in the situation, but you didn’t.
What you’ve done is played a victim card, and want a broadcasting ban on certain music, so you and you’re children don’t have to deal with something you don’t like.
Now you’re trying to change the subject. I said nothing about differing points of view. I spoke about profanity only.
I’m not changing the subject.
You don’t seem to realize that to some ears, hearing homosexuality is an abomination, or people are going to burn in hell for their sins, is profanity.
And, by the same standard, if *you *are entitled not to have your ears accosted by such profanity, so are
they.
But you didn’t answer the question.
Do you support the right of those who don’t share your Christian sensitivities to have street preachers shut down, because what they bellow and accost peoples ears with is just as profane to them, as bad language is to you?
Or is it one rule for you, a different rule for everyone else?
Sarah x
