Abrahams cussing
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12-21-2012, 12:11 PM
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RE: Abrahams cussing
Interesting thread! I just now discovered it.
Maybe I'm mistaken here, but I think Laurie's main point was: What effect might the cussing in the Lincoln movie have on the general modern public? I may know a little more about history and Lincoln than the average person, but not much, and I'm not a prude and do use bad words, but I'm not proud of it, and I think I have a decent set of morals, but I'm a long ways from being perfect. So maybe I can give a somewhat unbiased viewpoint. My gut reaction to the cussing in the movie was negative. I didn't like it because I had/have a conception of Lincoln (and alot of historical figures in general, for instance, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, etc.) as being worthy of a certain degree of respect (I almost said "reverence"). I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but the cussing did undermine that somewhat. I know they were just people who had their faults, but somehow the cussing "cheapens" them (I sound like such an old f**t, I know, and more than a little hypocritical, since I'm no stranger to some pretty bad words.) But there it is. I need to do some more thinking on this, but I'm interested in hearing what others think about what I just wrote. |
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