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Is Profanity called for? Is free speech and the dangers of limiting vocabulary only society’s choice of acceptable words? Is profanity even called for? Is it good or bad parenting to teach your children to use profanity at such a young age? Does censoring words hinder a person’s ability to express their opinion regarding something? Amendment One states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” (Constitution). Jill McCorkle grandly gives her son who was eight years old at the time, five minutes a day in which he could cuss and bounce on the couch. When the kitchen timer rang, all the cussing ended until the next day. Jill McCorkle said “I have often thought what a better, more confident person I would have been if only I had grown up with cuss time instead of soap licking.” In response to this it is important now in time to be raised with a voice. McCorkle raised her child to have freedom and potential to do what he wants. Experience creates honesty. Limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression would affect many. McCorkle said, “When character and situation called for it-I did use strong language. I couldn’t imagine a realistic portrait of human nature, particularly in our contemporary society without it”. Strong language does not have to be looked at as being negative all the time. For example if I was to stomp my toe I would react and say “shit” or fuck”. But this does not have to be a negative input. Now-a-days our generation uses cuss words in everyday language. Do they think it’s a second nature to cuss? Kids and teenagers cuss because it is a freedom and they are allowed to its way of them expressing themselves. Even if they weren’t allowed to they will still do it. McCorkle said “The more we