08.14.12
Ask DD
Hey DD, what can be done about foul-mouthed losers who stink up our public spaces?
You must mean Ted Nugent. He curses a lot. In fact, Ted can barely get through any conversation with anyone without dropping multiple profanities. He does it on television and on stage at county fairs through megawatt amplification. Sometimes the locals, having thought they booked family entertainment, object.
Here is one example, from Rapid City, SD:
Performers at the annual Sioux Empire Fair may soon be watching their language.
The Argus Leader reports that future entertainment contracts will likely include a provision forbidding profanity.
The move stems from two recent instances in which performers used profanity: one this year and one last year from rocker Ted Nugent.
Fair Director Scott Wick spoke to the Minnehaha County Commission about the issue Tuesday.
He says a representative of the concert promoter suggested this year’s incident was in direct response to performers being told not to use profanity.
Says Wick, “They did it because I told them they couldn’t.”
The new provisions would likely call for performers to lose money if they used foul language.
It is not the first time Mr. Nugent has made small local newspapers for cursing until the fair-goers complain. DD blog wrote of this phenomenon last year here.
Abuse of profanity in everyday conversation shows many things, none of them good: Poor self-control, a weak mind, lack of public speaking skills, lack of consideration for others, and a poor vocabulary. There are many better ways to be emphatic and insulting than crutch-like reliance on simple-minded cursing. — from a new syndicated column, the gaily titled, “Ask DD.”