I don't think they shock anymore, well the c-word might around most people. The c-word is not really used by most of my friends or family unless it is an extreme situation, but not when getting a cup of coffee in the morning.
I can see these words going away from tv/radio over time if the current regime continues south of my border.
I am currently on a no swearing kick, not that I swore constantly before just that I wanted to try and stop.
I think swearing has its point and use that is for sure. For example I think the TV show 'The Trailer Park Boys' is very funny but they swear so much it looses the bite and becomes annoying.
Carlin was able to effectively use the language to get his point across but not allow us to become desensitized (sp?) by it.
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