The only friend that I am out to and lets me be full-on guy (responding to the name Gregg instead of my birth name and using all-male pronouns) has been hanging out with me a lot recently because we've both had a lot of free time. I've always had a bit of a tendency to curse, but my friend pointed out to me the other day that I curse more when I'm in 'Gregg-mode' rather than 'uncomfortable-female-mode'(as we refer to it). Do you guys find yourselves cursing more when you started presenting as male all the time, or am I just weird like that?
-Gregg-
I'm not really out, but I've always been a pretty huge swear word user. However, now that I've accepted my trans status, I feel I let it out a bit more...for a few weeks it was really getting away from me so I kinda calmed down. Swearing in the back room at work is fine, swearing at my small, fairly religious university...well, you just don't know who you're going to offend
Interesting topic. Personally, I never swore when everyone saw me as female, and when I didn't know I was trans. After coming out (to myself and just a few close people in my life), I feel a lot more confident about swearing whenever (not 24/7, just when I'm pissed or excited haha). It's really funny to watch the reactions of people who don't know I'm trans. It's been a drastic change from, "Hey, don't swear infront of her." to "Wow! I've never heard you swear in your life! Something's different..."
I never found swearing something to be proud of as so many of you younger people seem to. The shock value is gone and what it was used to show. I tend to back out of places where it is used to excess.
My Grandad always told me that swearing is what the unintelligent do because they aren't smart enough to think of anything but vulgar things to say, so I try not to swear. Not perfect of course, but I try not too.
I've always been fowl mouthed, but i found i swear alot more since being at college :P lol
I don't see my speech changing. The only person in my family who doesn't swear like a sailor, actually was a sailor. My one year old sister has picked up saying God. Now my mom is trying to get her to say amen so she can say it's from praying.
Well, I swear like a sailor but I don't do it around elders or in professional situations or around strangers. It's strictly a around-my-friends type of thing.
I'm not a fan of cursing, but I like probably anyone else, slip up every once in a while. Usually when I'm really annoyed/irritated by something. I actually think I used curse words more before I start my transition because since transitioning I've matured a lot! But I guess I can see where that would happen because it's usually more socially acceptable for men to swear and be angry. So it makes sense.
I'm very fond of the 10 and 12 letter ones myself.
I curse like a sailor, even before transitioning. Interestingly enough, my girlfriend curses less in girl mode. Hmm.
I pretty much just curse regardless XP. I steer clear of certain words of phrases because of my religious beliefs (such a hypocrite ;'D), but overall I have almost no filter :'P. It's only ever on with family, certain professional situations where I know they'll care, older Mexican women who will beat me XP, and most small children unless I'm related to them :'P (revenge on my close minded family! >:'D). Except for pronouns, I don't change much in man-mode. I'm still shocked no one's caught on :'P.
I don't swear much, only if I'm really upset about something.
I curse like a sailor, but then, I spent 5 years in the Navy. I actually never cursed before I was in the military.
Quote from: kyril on January 18, 2011, 04:23:09 PM
I curse like a sailor, but then, I spent 5 years in the Navy. I actually never cursed before I was in the military.
lol so you legitimately curse like a sailor ^-^
This is pretty interesting, in my opinion. Thanks for answering, guys!
I ended up being the opposite. I cursed more in girl mode. I'm also more polite in general. I think more about what I say. I just care more now that people are seeing the real me. I didn't care what people thought of the female mask I wore.
aaaghh...yes. I've been cursing more since I've started transitioning.
I dont want to be a potty mouth...so its something I'm trying to control.
This is really weird because yesterday me and my best guy friend randomly talked about how much we cursed, and when we noticed it. We both came to the conclusion, that the only person we dont curse in front of is out mothers. I think i curse the same amount just about as I did before I started transition, personallly.
I don't swear. I never have. I just don't see the need for it. I've been called a 'goody-two-shoes' but meh. Just not my thing.