Potty Mouth Madge Rides Again

Amazing Glass Bead Artist Lori Greenberg's yummy Pod Bead in Octopi by Margot Potter for Simply Beads June 2008 Copyright
A Celebration of the infamous female pirate Bonny Anne Bonny Necklace Simply Beads 2008 Margot Potter Copyright
Mother of Pearl open circles and stamped disc iPod/Cell Phone holder Antennae Margot Potter for Simply Beads June 2008 Copyright

Happy Wednesday Weebles:

I’m starting to feel human again, which is a bonus. I’ve got some manufacturer instructions to plod through before I go to my book shoot next week. Ask any designer and they’ll tell you, the instructions are a bitch.

Speaking of potty words (nice segue, eh?) yesterday I discovered that I can’t use potty words in my MyCraftivity blog. In fact, if a word has a naughty word inside of it, they’ll censor it. How dorky is that?! I mean...classes becomes cl*****. Are we really that afraid of the word ASSES?! I think you can even say that on TV. Sheesh. What the f*ck, Chuck?! Maybe I’m talking about a gathering of donkeys people. Okay, really I’m talking about CLASSES, which we’ve all taken at one point or another and not actually been scarred by most of them. Though a few teachers have left me with some small scars in my day.

Words only have the power you give them. Interestingly, most curse words fall into three categories, scatological words, sexual words and derogatory terms focused on women. Think about it. I did an entire performance art piece about this topic and it was the most powerful thing I’ve ever done on stage.

I happen to be a gal who enjoys a juicy expletive now and again...okay actually often and with feeling. I suppose I’m a little more PG bordering on R than I should be considering I work in the shiny, happy craft industry. My videos are G rated...but my blog is not. I simply can’t censor myself, sorry, salty sailor on shore leave talk is all part of the contradictory wondermess that is Margot Potter. Shiny, happy, sparkly, snarky, bitchy, loving, funky, funny, fabulous Margot Potter...potty mouth extraordinaire.

Some people claim that a potty mouth is the sign of a lazy mind. That’s a crock of shite. A potty mouth is simply the willingness to stop giving mere words extraordinary powers. Sometimes, my fine friends, no other word will quite express the truest, deepest nature of your feelings in a given situation better than a well timed naughty word.

When I was in 7th grade at Welsh Valley Junior High School we had an open classroom with a balcony above it. I’m not sure why I was up on the balcony yelling down to a friend when classes weren’t in session, but I was. I was yelling “Ship.” Seriously. “Ship.” Not “Shit.” Yet the filthy minded science professor sitting at his desk below refused to believe me. I got detention for yelling, “Ship” which he was utterly convinced was actually “Shit.” Actually, getting detention for yelling “Ship” is total “Shit” if you ask me.

Good fucking grief.

Which just goes to show you...might as well use the juicy word if you’re going to get a bum rap anyway.

And that, dear reader, is Madge’s sage advice for today.

The images above are from several projects I have in the June issue of Simply Beads Magazine, available on newsstands now! You can get my mother of pearl Antennae iPod holder online right here: Simply Beads Free Projects

Craft on with your bad selves,
Potty Mouth Madge

PS: Super shout outs to Craft 2.0 and Seriously No Seriously for showing my Impatient Crafter debut video the Linky Love! Thank you!

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