<![CDATA[Jezebel: Dirty Mouths]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Dirty Mouths]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/dirty mouths http://jezebel.com/tag/dirty mouths <![CDATA[ <i>Wife Swap</i>: Little Angels With Dirty Mouths ]]> Most episodes of Wife Swap feature one strict family and one lenient family for purposes of creating drama. The strict families tend to be uptight about most things, but on last night's episode, the mother of the strict family, Terry, was revealed to be a saleswoman for "romance enhancements" (she sells vibrators and lube to women at parties). And although she has a somewhat dirty career for an average suburban mom, she despises dirty language — particularly when spoken by children. Such was the case with Autumn, the 10-year-old little girl in the family that sex-toy-shilling Terry is mothering for two weeks. The kid is either a comedic genius or an evil psycho. You decide from the clip above.


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]]> Jezebel-388574 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT Tracie http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=388574&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Isn't It Way Cute When Your Baby Says "Fuck" For The First Time? ]]> kidgivingfinger32708.jpgOn NPR's Morning Edition today, there was a piece about why kids start cussin'. Mostly, reporter Allison Aubrey concludes, they are mimicking phrases heard from their parents and their peers. Aubrey interviewed Julia Gordon, a lawyer and mom of a 4-year-old, who said "He totally screwed me," in front of her daughter when she was cut off in a parking lot. A few minutes later, her daughter repeated, "he totally screwed me," and Gordon laughed at first, because seriously, how cute is it when a four-year-old says shit like that? My parents definitely giggled when I cursed, and that has made me into the regularly profane individual I am today. I had an older brother, so I remember cursing at a pretty young age. When did you start getting your mouth washed out with soap?

By the way, I agree with another mother quoted at the end of the NPR piece. Sarah Pekkanen told Aubrey, "I would be much quicker to jump on my kid for saying an unkind thing,even if he used perfect language to do so." I'm still not allowed to tell people to shut up!

Why Kids Curse [NPR]

]]> Jezebel-373089 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:40:00 EDT Jessica http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=373089&view=rss&microfeed=true