Language Profane, or Merely Vulgar?

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by Mark Padgett
Juulie - I'm sure we can all agree that there are some words that are clearly profane when said during a basketball game and deserve a T if you hear them in any context.

Mark, I do not necessarily think we would all agree. I think it depends greatly on where you are, where you officiate and the type of schools involved. I guarantee you if you are doing games in the city and urban areas, you might have a different expectation for what is profane or what you allow coaches and sometimes players to get away with. If you are in the suburbs, you might have a different standard. At least officials that work in those different areas expect different things to be said and handled differently. I think is just comes down to what you are. No different than how you might call a "carry" for example.

Peace