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jaicatalano said:

I love profanity if used in the right way. Almost like a George Carlin way. Other than that I close it down. Not too off putting for me. It's not like it says Damn I am F***ing Good. 

I adore George Carlin. I think you just inspired a post, life lessons from George Carlin. ;)

MoneyBeagle said:

I don't mind cursing in blog posts but I think it should be done with changing at least one of the letters.  Many people, right or wrong, read blog posts at work, and depending on how strict your IT department is, a curse word could get someone flagged as browsing sites that they shouldn't.  Personal blogs where people just rant about their daily life, that's fine, but I admittedly get a little perturbed when I see an f-bomb dropped in a personal finance blog post.

I could always photoshop an @ into the mug, but I'm not sure it would be necessary. I don't know that IT departments would capture the picture, but it's a definite consideration for the text content.

sooverdebt said:

Personally, I lean the other way. If you're going to say "ass" then say it – stuff like @$$ drives me insane. If you're not comfortable enough to spell it out, maybe you should rethink it. 

I have a horrible mouth in real life, which I try to tone down on my blog. But if a post calls for a word here and there, I don't shy away from it. Adults can handle it, especially something as innocuous as "damn."

One of my favorite lines from a movie about self-censoring was, "If you're going to curse, go for the gold." It doesn't make sense to say or do anything half-assed.

I would hardly consider this profanity ;) Go for it !

I struggle with this a bit, but in no way, shape, or form do I feel that damn is profanity and I would not at all be offended by reading it. 

I feel like my point is sometimes made better when I swear, which is probably a detriment rather than a good thing. Since my blog is much more personal rather than mechanical, I'm pretty candid on it – if I'm describing a difficult person, I'll call them an asshole. There are a few words I won't say – the obvious ones – but I do change a letter once in awhile because I never know what will offend people.

"Damn" is not profane to me. :)

That said, I will avoid stronger words like "fuck" or "shit" on my site. 

I'm generally not too offended by it, but for me it's very easy for me to be put off by it if it's too in your face or over the top.  A little doesn't bother me, but a lot of "f bombs" and general negativity does turn me off.  I find that the more cursing there is in a post, the more negativity there is also, and I HATE negativity.

sooverdebt said:

Personally, I lean the other way. If you're going to say "ass" then say it – stuff like @$$ drives me insane. If you're not comfortable enough to spell it out, maybe you should rethink it. 

I have a horrible mouth in real life, which I try to tone down on my blog. But if a post calls for a word here and there, I don't shy away from it. Adults can handle it, especially something as innocuous as "damn."

This is my feeling exactly. (And I also have a horrible mouth in real life.)  I don't swear at all on my blog though, but mostly because I'd have to put the little $#9! signs and that drives me crazy ;)

Thank you everyone! I had no idea this would be such a positive topic. The idea of self-censorship reducing your authenticity was an approach I hadn't thought of. Since I try not to cuss in real life, I'm going to try not to cuss on the blogs, but not be peeved if something slips by.