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Dec. 7, 2004 Recently, I offered my novel, An Apocalyptic Dream, to a person who I thought was an open- minded person; in other words, this person could take a break from his/her beliefs and read a story, to go somewhere where he/she hasn’t gone before. However, this person declined my offer, which is perfectly legit, but afterwards, I received a lecture with quotes from the Bible thrown at me like a nun hitting me with a holy ruler. After regarding this matter to my friends and family, they seem to conclude that it was the curse words or “fowl language” that turned this person off regarding my novel. I took some thought into the cursing in my book, and yes there are curse words in the novel, but the cussing is justified within the story. The cursing is only within dialogue of the story; in other words, only the characters speak these words. I even counted how many times these particular words enter my story. Take caution. The ‘F’ word enters my story 40 times, this counts for sub-words like the ‘mother-F’ word. The ‘S’ word enters the story 20 times, this counts for sub-words like ‘bull-S’. The ‘A’ word, which is a translation for buttocks, only shows up 6 times. The ‘B’ word, which is a translation for a female dog shows up 13 times. The ‘P’ word, which is translation for the female genitalia only shows up 2 times. Hell, which is questioned if it’s a curse word or not, shows up 13 times. The ‘D’ word, which is a translation for curse, shows up 6 times. Finally, the ‘N’ word, which is a racist word, shows up 12 times, and only said by two characters. Totaling that would be 112 curse words in the whole book. Notice there is one curse word I didn’t use? Isn’t it funny how a minister declined the story for it’s fowl language, yet the word that uses God’s name in vain isn’t in the story? The infamous ‘GD’ word. You won’t find it An Apocalyptic Dream. Why? Because I don’t believe it’s necessary. I really didn’t think the cussing was necessary either; however, if I was shot by a pistol to the chest, I don’t think I would be saying, “gee golly I’ve been shot!” Let’s use reality for a second, shall we? If you get shot by anybody, you’re going to scream a giant S***! Honestly, I doubt my book defeats movies like “Scarface” regarding the cursing. As you know by a famous band, Scarface has the ‘F’ word said 182 times. One word beats out my entire collection of curse words in my novel. I doubt that anyone is going to have to worry about the fowl language in my story. Of course, I am not saying that we should all curse like it’s a second language, even though some do, but why is it that some adults see or read a curse word they automatically become shocked or stunned. Maybe it’s just me, but if I see someone with a chainsaw coming after me, I doubt I’m going to say, “Oh honey and sugar; Leatherface is after me!” No, you’re going to say, “Holy s***; Leatherface is after me!” It’s funny how this person is a minister and decided to execute his God giving rights in lecturing me about the contents in my book. Now I know how Marilyn Manson feels when it came to all those church protestors holding candles outside the concert venue. I’m waiting for my church to have a bonfire and use my book as cannel. That's a joke, really. ------------ About the author Eric Schomburg: An Apocalyptic Dream is now out for purchase. Check out both books at http://www.geocities.com/schomburg2002. Email: schomburg2002@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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