The whole class was asked to divide in small groups and was given a sheet of paper. This sheet contained 5 different profanity scenarios which we had to discuss our opinion regarding what was proposed on the scenario. As soon as we were allowed to discuss I could hear lots of opinions already coming out from people’s mouths, everyone was eager to share what they thought.
For the majority of the class my group and I discussed scenario 2. It described that in the year 2035 rules concerning profanity in the media have all disappeared then it asked if morally, this was a progress or regress? Half of my group said it was progress and the other half contradicted them. According to one opinion, this was progress due to the fact that since profanity is not prohibited anymore, people would not get offended with the words that used to be really offensive. This change is because these words are will be commonly used thus people will not take them as a taboo or as an offense anymore.
The other half agreed with this statement, but added that since words that used to offend people do not offend them anymore, new words would be created that would be offensive. However, both opinions kept disagreeing and did not reach a conclusion. Despite this disagreement, I understood the way my peers reason and the arguments they were bringing into the discussion.
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