Vulgar Web words taint cultural taste

"Protect our language!" That was the call of Zhang Huaiqiong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Municipal Committee. Zhang said some of the new words that had emerged online were rather vulgar and might pollute the Chinese language. Comments:

Thanks to the Internet, we are developing more diversified expressions, which gives our language more vitality. However, that should not be done at the price of good taste. Citizens need to follow proper moral standards, and stand together against vulgarity.

People's Daily, Jan 23

Language is nothing but a tool for communication; it is tolerance that helped the Chinese language flourish for the past thousands of years. We cherish the beauty of our mother tongue but that's no excuse for refusing changes. Please leave the "vulgar" words as they are because if they are really vulgar people will gradually forget them.

Changsha Evening News, Jan 26

Vulgarity has never gained lasting influence. There is no law that governs people's mouths. However, the media should perform their social roles and avoid using vulgar words, so that they won't spread anywhere other than the Internet, thus vanishing one day.

eastday.com, Jan 26