So I am a member of a facebook group for surrogates (I am currently 34 weeks with my friends' baby). Sometimes there are swear words used on there. There isn't any warning to refrain from swearing in order to join the group.
Anyway, I was admonishing (very gently!) one of the admins the other night over him giving incorrect legal advice which is potentially dangerous bearing in mind how much of a minefield surrogacy laws are. I am a solicitor and have recently completely brushed up on this area of the law (uber specialist!!).
The admin came back and said that he was cross that I insinuated he gave poor advice (I didn't insinuate, I told him he was) and could I not use bad language on the forum.
Someone had said to me that they were glad Id spoken up as they see a lot of confusion and a lot of people who are new to this world giving poor advice freely as if it were fact. They said they never wanted to speak up for fear of offending people. I said fuck offending people, we're all adults. The right advice has to be given or sought. I cannot sit by and watch poor and dangerous advice being doled out.
So, that's what I said.
He told me off I believe in reply to me 'telling him off'! I told him that I was 35 years old, a mother of three and I will swear if I feel like it on an adult only forum.
But my overall question is, is swearing so very bad on an adult forum?