In the early years of my life I never really paid attention to this kind of stuff, so I might be completely wrong about all of this, therefore please bear with me.
Looking back upon the culture, attitudes, and personalities of people as a whole during the last fifty years in this country, it sure does seem to me that during the last 10-15 years things have changed a lot from what they were.
Example: I recently watched "The Breakfast Club" again for the 280th time. I'm not saying that ALL kids/people in the early 80's were like what they were in that movie, but I sure as hell remember kids/people like Bender or Brian the nerd. According to my mom, they had the same kind of people in the sixties. But today, (I think, I could be very wrong about all this remember) I think you'd be hard pressed to find "innocent" kids like those.
Not to mention asswipe principles, though that still might be the same
Another Example: My mother went to school in the early sixties/late fifties. I was talking to her the other day, and she remembers being "shocked!" at hearing swear words the first time, in her late teens/early twenties. I wasnt so perfect, swearing prolifically with other guys by my Junior year in HS, yet I still didn't feel 100% right saying stuff like "motherfucker" and "cocksucker", and we'd never do it in front of girls.
I have a nephew who's almost 12, sometimes my sister dumps him off at my place for a night. He already says "FUCK!" whenever I beat him at some random computer game. I've heard a "cocksucker" from this kid once, as well. Not that I really give a shit, but man, things were different.
More thoughts, and perhaps a "shut the fuck up, most things are still the same, you're just confused and old", would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I'm not 100% sure this is the correct forum for this thread, but I think it is the best choice..