Are "No Cursing" laws unconstitutional?

[angus]

you have no constitutional right to never be offended.

dude, I think folks have been saying this to the Politically Correct crowd for years.  Of course you're right.  But sell it to the creators of South Park or something, since clearly the Dems just aren't buying it.

Don't know whether the signs are unconstitutional, but the law's clearly unenforcible. 

"hey, I gotta whip my main vein out and take a piss."

"what, you can't say piss.  You have to say urinate."

"What?  I can't say piss.  chingate bolillo.  pinche pendejo."

"What did he say??!  Oh, he probably just translated 'I can't say piss' for the other guy or something."

Hmmmmmm.

Actually, the other weird law is the one that says men can ride riding mowers topless but women can't. 

Where are those NOW lawyers when you really need them? 

bitches.

oops, can't say that.  I meant c**nts.  that's still okay, right? 

[angus]

I always think it's a little bizarre to hear little kids say the nastiest things.  But you know, it's often the children of immigrants whose parents don't speak much english.  Seriously, I knew a bunch of 'em in high school that'd go around cussing like sailors.  They really didn't know any better.  Yeah, they'd eventually learn if they ever wanted to get a job, get laid by nice republican chicks, carry on a conversation with their teachers or parents of friends that they'd tone it down.  But seriously, when you're the 8 year old child of chinese parents who speak no english this is how you learn english:  watch TV.  I think there are some insular, sheltered folks in the world, but surely even they realize that this kind of law just won't work. 

Yeah, it's okay to correct someone's grammar.  Especially a foreigner's.  In fact, they usually appreciate.  I know I do when I'm speaking a foreign language and occassionally need to be corrected.  "You know, usually we don't call gay people Ass Pirate unless we're trying to be offensive."  "Gee thanks, I didn't realize that."

But this law is just unenforcible, probably unconstitutional, and a total waste of the resources of the people of Virginia.  But then that really doesn't distinguish it from many other laws, I suppose.