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I think there's a right way and a wrong way to approach profanity. In the 1990's Virgin started releasing those Doctor Who novels after the show died and in an attempt to make them edgy some of the novels threw some profanity in. After watching such a clean-cut show for so many years, it was more than a bit jarring to see profanity. On the other hand in other situations (many already mentioned here) it makes a lot more sense. I guess in the end, I don't care for it but it does sometimes fit the occasion and I'll tolerate it to an extent. But if profanity is what I deem excessive (entirely a personal judgement call), I'll likely just read something else. As an aside, I do like it when writers manage to get the point across without using profanity or lewd situations. I just don't think For Whom the Bell Tolls would be quite the same without all those "obscenities."
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