Profanity in the magazine

[henry6]

You cannot hide from society and the social environment.  I've know people who have moved from the city to the "country" to get away from whatever: music with lyrics, drugs being sold in the neighborhood,  women and other undesirable people around the area.  What they don't realize is that you can't hide from any of it.  The drug dealers come out to the country to buy the stuff from your next door neighbor, women are women, men are men and either can be undesirable and it don't matter where!  If words scare us so much why do we have a language to communicate with?  I work in offices, visit many other offices and businesses, walk streets of small towns and cities and even big cities; I watch TV, read newspapers and the internet and magazines, even have been known to take in a movie; I talk with so many people from so many different walks of life.  In short, what is the use of hiding yourself or shielding others from what is real?  It is totally unrealistic in this day and age.  So if kids were to pick something up in the pages of these magazines they might know what others are saying in the real and open world.  And what was in that article is nothing compared to what I've heard from men, women, and children for many years.

[Convicted One]

What about all the goobers who might complain "hey I (used to) let my kids read that magazine, but don't want them picking up bad habits!!"? and stuff like that.

 

Would the magazine be content if we posted like that on their message boards?

[henry6]

I didn't find the piece offensive...it was done in the vernacular and how people actually speak...there was nothing contrived. Compare that to TV and movies where scripts are written expressly to utilize vulgarities, euphamisims, and other profanities to tittilate and amuse, where the dialogue is forced, and the writers/procducers see how many times that can say certain words befor the censors cut them off.  Note the newest word to be used this season  (l***) and compare it to the "b***" word you argue about here which was the darling of dialogue just a few seasons ago; it is missing in place of the new word.  Can't wait til next TV season to see what the new transgressive word will be.  The the l*** word will be forgotten.  At least neither Classic Trains nor Trains are inventing new dialogue except to maybe stay away from how railroaders really talk...then you'd be very  upset!

[K4sPRR]

In this case I got the impression that big brother "Diet Smith" was exagerating and picking on his little brother, a PRR employee.  He was quoting from the letter and used such to expose his brother playing the part of the "big time operator".   It was all in jest and not so harsh as to take offense.

 

Long Live Barney Fife. 

[Redwards]

 The language used by the author's brother served to really paint a vivid portrait of the guy.  Seemed like quite a character!  In this case I think it made sense to include.  Just my $0.02.

--Reed

[BigJim]

I think youy are making a mountain out of a mole hill. I found nothing offensive in the issue.

 

What I find more offensive is having to click on the "Return to thread" button to get back to the forum. How about complaining about that stupid move!

[Convicted One]

I was reading the article "Rough Ride on the PRR" in the latest edition, and I was just wondering if Kalmbach really thinks that profanity enhances the quality of its product? The author clearly had a negative experience riding a pennsey passenger train from Fort Wayne to Chicago, but chose to elaborate on his need to complain in a manner that seems....."unprofessional" to say the least.  (the "b" word)