Quote Originally Posted by RMS Oceanic View Post
I love it when Rich comes along to give his view on an issue. He can always do it so much better than I can.

And he's absolutely right. Swearing can have artistic merit given the context and motivation. It's used here to assert Parson's self control, while taking a shot at what some may call a moral dissonance in western attitudes. Shiela Broflawski, Kyles Ma from South Park, described it best:
Well, the man is a good writer. *need a thumbs up smiley*