In general, children using cuss words is not cool.
Many parents we know curse like crazy in front of their kids, but would sternly admonish their young’uns for uttering those same words.
But in certain contexts, swearing children can be adorable — and it can really get a point across.
Take the group Deport Racism, a PAC that pushes dialogue on immigration reform. They are a bit cross with Donald Trump over the things he has been saying about immigrants from Latin America, and rightfully so.
So they came out with a video featuring a bunch of cute little kids, all U.S.-born children of Latin American immigrants, railing against Trump and his ilk.
“Republicans use offensive words: ‘Get out of my country!'” says one.
“So here’s a few of our own,” says another.
“Fuck you, racist fuck!” says the first, flipping the camera the bird.
The two-minute video is a barrage of curse words, but they have a point.
Republican presidential candidates use terms like “anchor baby” to describe American-born children. None condemn Trump for calling Latino immigrants rapists, murderers and drug dealers. And there’s the very real threat of devastating waves of deportation should Trump or another Republican get elected to the White House.
So it’s easy to see why these kids (or, rather, the adults who wrote the video) are pissed.
“You see, the Constitution made me a citizen,” says one.
“And you hate that because I’m brown,” says another.
The kids seem to be having a blast, from the look of it. We’re betting their parents don’t let them use those words very often.
But at least one Republican candidate is more offended by the words themselves than by the dehumanization of millions of people.
U.S. Senator from Florida (for now) Marco Rubio, a slick GOP candidate many say is on the rise, called the video “disgusting,” according to The Hill.
Whatever. We think it’s funny.
To dismiss it categorically because kids are swearing and they shouldn’t swear! misses the point entirely and shows the inability of Rubio,Trump and co. to grasp nuance, irony or context — anything not black and white.
This article appears in Nov 5-11, 2015.
