Swearing certainly has its place.... Having said so, excessively using it can just make someone look really stupid.
I agree. As long as people are mature enough to use them properly, that's fine with me.
That being said, that reminds me of a funny thought I had.
Some people are "crusading" against cuss words, and they suggest alternatives. One lady suggested saying "Santa Vacca!" instead of a swear word. "Santa Vacca" is Spanish for "Holy Cow", which is making fun of India's beliefs that cows are sacrad.. So basically, instead of swearing, be racist!
But in all that, they have it backwards. If you want to get rid of swear/"taboo" words, you don't censor them, you encourage them. The reason why swear words are so powerful is because they are rare(ish). If they wanted to get rid of swear words, they would force them into common use. Put them on cartoons, and encourage everybody to use them. They would lose their magic, and there would no longer BE swear words. But those people aren't that smart, they just hate the words themselves