Strong Language in Books?
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Strong Language in Books?
Should authors be restricted from using bad language in books?
Do you think explicit language in books encourages the increase of potty mouths?
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When talking about language in books, I can't help but think of Philip Roth. His books are notorious for language (among other things), and he has been nominated for or won numerous National Book Awards.
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I agree with you on this. I am not sure why it bothers me more in books than in movies, but it really does.AliceofX wrote:Restricted? No. But I would prefer books without it. I can tolerate it a lot more in movies, but in books the profaneness of it just sticks out more.
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That is a nice way of looking at itIzesicle wrote:I never agree with censorship so I don't think bad language should be banned from books. Besides, the potty mouths in real life are reflected in the bad language in books so it's the other way around.
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I find myself doing the same thing … or I will use the edited term in my mind. ?Kalin Adi wrote:If I have to choose, I prefer not to find any cursing word in the books I read. However, I know that's going to be impossible, so when reading, I just skip/ignore the words when I find them.
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It would be like an author writing about an MD who never sees a patient, or a prostitute who never sees a client.
That Very Talented Author could likely pull it off, but most would come across as inacurrate and contrived.
So, yes, I think authors should include this language. Preferably only in dialogue (and the written equivalent, i.e. letters), and preferably in an organic manner.
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This is all very true. I edit the foul language in my own head while I am reading (although I could not tell you why. It does not bother me in movies or even in my own speech), but I would not want the book censored. I acknowledge the need for the choice of words and what that adds to the characters and situations, and I am also just simply against censorship, I think. That is why there are specific publishers and such for "clean reading."BunnySTx wrote:I don't think that authors should have to worry about censoring their books. It all depends on the subject of the story and the general crowd that they are writing for. If they are writing for a young adult/teen crowd then the language should be cleaner of course. For adults, I don't see the problem because we all know that we all curse and swear. To remove that from some would be to gloss over the situation when it calls for an intense reaction, and we all know yelling, "GOSH DARN" just isn't going to have that desired effect. Some prefer with and others without, it's just all in how you look at it for me.
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