No Cussing Club Makes Its Impact
Why Intelligent People Don't Have to Cuss
According to his statement on the No Cussing Club's website, Hatch said the club was founded because "a lot of kids at my school, and some of my friends, would cuss and use dirty language all the time. They did it so much, they didn't even realize they were doing it. It bothered me so much that one day I challenged them to stop! They were shocked. They didn't know that it was bothering me. They didn't even realize how much they were doing it until I said something. I was actually surprised at how they reacted; they accepted my No Cussing Challenge."
The challenge is simple: "I won't cuss, swear, use bad language, or tell dirty jokes. Clean language is the sign of intelligence and always demands respect. I will use my language to uplift, encourage and motivate. I will Leave People Better Than I Found Them!"
This young man started with 50 members in his junior high school, and now boasts members in all 50 states and 10,000 members worldwide. Hatch has a rap video featuring himself, a group of friends, and figureheads from around his community, spreading the word to "Don't Cuss!"
We don't cuss much in my house anymore, although I have a temper and sometimes I forget there are little ears listening. My son asked me one day, "Mom? Why did God make swear words?"
I'm not Christian, but my kids go to Sunday school. I didn't know how to answer that question, so I turned to a friend of mine who gave me the perfect response. "Any word can be a swear word if it's used in a bad way," she advised me.
It's important to teach children that swear words are not acceptable in any context. As adults, we can say whatever we want, but should we? Think about the person you most admire. What sort of language does he or she use? Is he articulate, or does he drop the "F-Bomb" every other word? Is she able to convey what she needs to say without using curse words? I know the people I most admire don't use nasty language.
McKay Hatch has the right idea here. Swear words only have a negative connotation. Why do we need to spread negativity in an already dismal world? Use the English language to its fullest and find a way around swearing.
Published by Heather K. Adams
Heather K. Adams is an award-winning journalist with the North Dakota Newspaper Association. While she can write on many topics, she specializes in personalized national and state news reports, music, and pa... View profile
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13 Comments
Post a CommentUnfortunately, you TOO have been Biten by Brent Hatch deception. He has used his son Mckay as the poster boy to gain sympathy and national coverage!! The REAL STOP CUSSIN CAMPAIGN WAS SPIRITUAL BIRTH TO TONYA E. !! FOR MORE TRUTH VISIT WWW.STOPCUSSIN.COM AND WWW.THEREALSTOPCUSSINCAMPAIGN.BLOGSPOT.COM!! BRENT HATCH AS BEEN ORDERED TO CEASE AND DESIST IT'S APPARENT THAT HIS GREED HAS OVERTAKEN HIM !!
We are the original creators of the Stop Cussin Campaign. Brent Hatch is using his son as a pawn to gain profit. Our website is www.stopcussin.com. Brent Hatch was issued last March 2008 a letter of cease and desist and it ignored. Learn the truth, because we are working hard for not another person to be decieved by Brent Hatch greed!!
Just wanted to let you know that my boys signed up - thanks again for this great article! :-)
He has the right idea. When words are used so casually, they become meaningless to the user, but are still offensive to many, and there's no good reason to use bad language. Great article!
I saw this on the news. Great reporting job!
It really is amazing how curse words have become the standard. People seem to have forgotten the original 'bad meaning' and only a few words are still taboo. I hope the idea of this guy catches on. Nice article.
What a cute idea for a club! I'm bookmarking the website to show to my kids. Thanks for the great article!
Great article,hope it catches on everywhere.
Great read! I occasionally let one slip out -- but almost never in public. Cussing is definitely ugly.
Great article..I heard about this. I admire this attempt, but it could be hard in some areas for others to drop cussing. I honestly think cussing makes a person sound unintelligent at times.