Why Violence is Acceptable

I think that people are more concerned over language than violence because it has been ingrained in us since the beginning of time. Violence has been celebrated as the solution to the survival of the fittest for as long as man can remember, and put in the perspective of Romance to Heroism as a result. Language on the other hand is something that people can control and is looked at upon by the higher ranking citizens as something that a vulgar low class citizen would use. Even great warriors and generals, who refined violence to its finest abilities, were/are regarded as top citizens and were even leaders of some of the greatest civilizations to ever exist. These generals were revered whereas those who used foul language were often cast aside as street rats, not worthy of the upper class. A foul mouthed general could make it up the society ladder, but more often than not they would often be ousted or passed over for a more clean mouthed leader. Perhaps the greatest example of mass celebration of violence, though, is the Roman Coliseum and a variety of today's top ranking sports such as football, rugby, and hockey. Even in today's society the saying "He's all talk and no action," brings a negative connotation to the person who it is directed out, even though the person is using foul language over actually physically hurting someone. If one really stops to think about the values of our society compared to those of almost any religion, we are the most hypocritical people on the planet.