I find I have an aversion to foul language. It is mainly esthetic, I suppose, but my reaction is to consider the speaker a jerk.
I've found that the usage of foul language is often tied in to the company I keep. For instance, I cursed like a sailor when I was a Sailor. After awhile, that kind of coarse language grated on my nerves. Sure, I still blurt out foul language here and there...
Mostly when someone cuts me off in traffic.
But for the most part, I find myself in agreement with you.
Fortunately, this is not often a problem on this discussion board. It's quite a treat to read here after visiting other boards.
Yes, that's something I like about this forum. I left another forum because the dialogue was filled with asinine conversations and foul language. It got old fast. This forum is a pleasant change of pace.
Is it proper to object when it happens?
By asking if its proper to object to it, do you mean silently object, or to speak up about how it bothers you?
If its the latter, I think its not unreasonable request to ask people not to speak that way around you. But they may look at you funny after that.
"I marvel that where the ambitious dreams of myself and of Alexander and of Caesar should have vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant”- Jesus ”-should be able to stretch his hands across the centuries, and control the destinies of men and nations." -Napoleon Bonaparte