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[rivka]

[Poll #1397675]

NB: Don't worry, this is not something I am considering doing to my children. Although the three-month-old cusses like a sailor.

Comments

[naomikritzer]

It doesn't have to, any more than responding to inappropriate nose-picking by sending someone off to wash their hands turns hand-washing into something stigmatized.

[rms10.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. Sending a kid off to wash their hands after nose-picking isn't punishment; it's a necessity because they have dirty hands. But brushing teeth after swearing is not a necessity, therefore it is being used as a punishment. Also, that reinforces the idea that swearing makes your mouth physically dirty.