Profanity

The article I found is called "The Psychology of Profanity" and it's by Professor G. T. W. Patrick from the University of Iowa. It appears in the March, 1991 Vol.VIII. No. 2. of The Psychological Review. In it he attempts to answer two questions,; Why do we swear? and When we swear, why do we use the words we use? This is directly related to "Freedom's Curse" from The Atlantic.
In "The Psychology of Profanity" the author states the different ways profanity comes about, and how it roots are that of our human history. He also says profanity is a direct result of a persons anger. He then goes into the pyschology behind this. In saying why we use the words we do, he states it is becasue they are shocking. They produce a shock to the one in which they are directed. The Professor concludes "profanity is a primative and instinctive form of reaction to a situation which threatens in some way the well-being of the individual, standing next to that of actual combat."
This article is connected to "Freedom's Curse" whereas they both discuss the nature of the swear word. In "Freedom's Curse" the author describes how swearing has led to some of the biggest freedom of speech cases in America. So, in saying swearing is wrong for children to hear, the courts are saying, that we can't shock our children according to Professor Patrick's article. However, this is against human nature, as shocking someone is by far the best way to get a reaction or a result. Banning words no matter how shocking they are is something I see as wrong. Just like the Professor said it is the closest thing to actual combat there is, so you could agrue the courts rulings in these cases has created more violence. More violence for our young to see all around them.