As has been well-documented, I tend to curse like a sailor. I've always thought there was a certain poetry in being able to swear properly. Sure, anyone can say curse words but it takes a true artisan to swear properly. It involves a fine understanding of syntax, structure, and iambic pentameter. The difference between cursing and swearing as an art form is like the difference between Yoda and Yeats.
However, I try very hard not to curse in front of my 2.5 year old daughter. On the one hand, I don't think it's appropriate. And on the other hand, I'd be completely mortified if she used any curse words in public.
Apparently, Samuel Jackson doesn't feel the same way. The "Pulp Fiction" star (who will always be immortalized by lines like " Hey, sewer rat may taste like fucking pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker!") recently revealed in an article that he freely cursed in front of his daughter when she was just three-years old.
According to Jackson, "I never edited my speech with my daughter and I talked to her like I talked to my friends, but she could not answer me back the same way. I recall hearing when she was three talking to her friends and saying 'Fuck you.' She understood the context of different words. We took her to a wedding once and I was asking her about some food and she replied, 'What is that shit?'
I have to admit. If I heard a three-year old at a wedding say that, I'd probably be laughing for days! I guess it's funny when it's not YOUR kid.
