I have known two circumstances where cursing, to me, became so exquisitely magnificent in its awfulness, it transformed over into art:
First were the loggers of the Pac... more I have known two circumstances where cursing, to me, became so exquisitely magnificent in its awfulness, it transformed over into art:
First were the loggers of the Pacific raincoast, where I grew up.For example when the steam donkey dragged the tree across rough ground – can get hung up…extremely dangerous, lives often lost when it broke loose. It was the job of the hooktender to curse so profoundly the log had no choice but to release safely.
Second, among African-Americans in the San Francisco ghettos…at least in the 1960’s, Black English so utterly profane as to be beautiful; sometimes even lapsing into rhyme…
* * *I don’t know if there is a connection, but both of these…developed where people’s lives were at risk, African-Americans just arrived from the Deep South then.
(This Q actually expands on one from Veena.K…)
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The biggest news story here is the large amounts of damage from the fires that happened from the 6th through the 8th. There were 440,000+ acres burned, lives and homes lost, livest... moreThe biggest news story here is the large amounts of damage from the fires that happened from the 6th through the 8th. There were 440,000+ acres burned, lives and homes lost, livestock gone or severely injured and firefighters injured. Days later and the air still smells burned and gross.
When home invasions make even our homes insecure, can we expect to be safe anywhere? How do you feel about the possibility, however slight, that we may not be safe?
