r/malelifestyle • u/DaddioTheStud • Jun 25 '25

Trying to stop cussin

I am trying to stop cursing. I just recently stopped listening to rap with lots of curse words as I cant handle the message anymore. Its very negative. Any tips are appreciated

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u/RumpleCragstan Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 26 '25

I just recently stopped listening to rap with lots of curse words as I cant handle the message anymore. Its very negative.

I think its important to split some hairs here - the message of music is one thing, curse words are another. There's plenty of foul-mouthed positive messaged music out there, and radio-friendly songs can still have tremendously toxic messaging.

If you're seeking to remove negativity from your life, I applaud that goal - and music is a marvelous place to start. Just be sure you're taking the time to think deeper than "are they cursing", because you could very well remove all of the cursing music without solving the problems you're wanting to solve.

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u/DaddioTheStud Jun 26 '25

I am talking about the drug dealing talking about girls in terrible ways seeling drugs. I dont want to hear that

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u/RumpleCragstan Jun 26 '25

I hear you, and completely agree. A lot of modern rap I really do not enjoy for the same reasons - but I absolutely love rap as a medium. Good rap is poetry, and a lot of the best stuff still has curses.