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12-21-2012, 12:11 PM
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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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Abrahams cussing - Ashley Norman - 12-07-2012, 12:20 AM
RE: Abrahams cussing - RJNorton - 12-07-2012, 06:30 AM
RE: Abrahams cussing - LincolnMan - 12-07-2012, 09:28 AM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-07-2012, 10:34 AM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-07-2012, 06:17 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Ashley Norman - 12-07-2012, 01:41 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - LincolnMan - 12-07-2012, 07:56 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Ashley Norman - 12-07-2012, 10:11 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-07-2012, 08:51 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - L Verge - 12-11-2012, 06:43 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Jim Page - 12-11-2012, 07:06 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Gene C - 12-11-2012, 10:13 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-12-2012, 06:04 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-12-2012, 07:15 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-12-2012, 08:16 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - L Verge - 12-12-2012, 08:06 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - L Verge - 12-12-2012, 08:28 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-12-2012, 09:00 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-12-2012, 09:50 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Linda Anderson - 12-12-2012, 09:50 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Laurie Verge - 12-13-2012, 02:45 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-13-2012, 06:27 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - L Verge - 12-13-2012, 07:02 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-13-2012, 07:22 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - L Verge - 12-13-2012, 07:28 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Hess1865 - 12-13-2012, 08:16 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-14-2012, 08:14 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-14-2012, 09:59 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Linda Anderson - 12-16-2012, 12:27 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-16-2012, 01:38 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - LincolnMan - 12-16-2012, 01:43 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-21-2012 12:11 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Gene C - 12-21-2012, 12:34 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Laurie Verge - 12-21-2012, 12:53 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-21-2012, 01:35 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-21-2012, 02:52 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - RJNorton - 12-21-2012, 04:18 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Rob Wick - 12-21-2012, 05:54 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-21-2012, 05:04 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-21-2012, 08:23 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-21-2012, 09:54 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - J. Beckert - 12-21-2012, 10:30 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-22-2012, 10:05 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-24-2012, 02:32 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Liz Rosenthal - 12-25-2012, 02:06 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - My Name Is Kate - 12-25-2012, 08:32 PM
RE: Abrahams cussing - Mike B. - 12-25-2012, 09:03 PM

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