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Big part of the problem is how artificial the cursing is. The actors actually look uncomfortable each time they say a swear word, as if they're not used to using them. Listen to a mechanic or a longshoreman or other stereotypical blue-collar worker, and the cursing is a part of speech, given no more thought than any other word, unlike this video where they pause before the word then emphasize the word itself ("Ooh, look at me, I just said a bad word!")
@dragonbone - These swear words have become so overused, they no longer have the impact with current generations as they did with their parents. The words are now a part of the language with no more emotional impact than saying "shoe", "firetruck", or "jumping". The same thing happened with our parents and grandparents, horrifically obscene swearing like "gosh darn", "jeese", "hell". FCC requires bleeping out "fuck" and "shit", but little else. BBC will allow both of those but bleep out "bloody". And what about "ass"? Are you talking about an animal or a bunghole?
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