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I think the idea of "swear words" is ridiculous. If you can't say "cunt", what makes it any better to say "pussy"?
Or "vagina" for that matter? If it's offensive to say "fuck", then why can people say "frick"? What, really, is the difference between "shit" and "shoot" Or "God damn it" and "God bless it" (said in the same context and tone of voice.) It's ridiculous. Imagine if people decided it was inexcusable to say "salisbury steak" on network television, but perfectly acceptable to say "hamburger". How this idea ever got started is beyond my knowledge, but I would imagine it's a story as stupid as the one about victorian england deciding that sex was suddenly not fun. |
<British accent>oh oh no, intercourse of the sexual nature shall no longer be enjoyable. I say good man yes yes.</accent>
Sorry had too XD The damn it darn it thing is religious, I know that much. A lot of it probably links back to what Jesus wouldn't say. lol. |
Very very very rarely.
I like saying fudge and 'dang' and 'shoot' instead of the f-word, etc. lol on the otherhands, my friends have limited vocab. it seems all they can say to express themselves is with swear words |
I tend to start swearing a lot when I'm around the guys I work with too much. I usually don't even notice until my special someone gets mad. ^^;;
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I think people put too much value on words and too little on the meaning. The reason "apple" means "apple" is neither here nor there. Unless you're interested in linguistics as a whole I wouldn't worry about the origins of a specific word.
I will say this- Languages needed words to communicate ALL the emotions that humans feel including anger and pain and thus words with negative connotations were required. :] |
I've been wondering the same reason and here are some of the explanations to why some are. (Note: These are just my reason whether they are right or wrong I can't say. Also I'm typing the words out so that you know which I'm talking about. It's kind of hard to tell what B**** means when there are 2 B words.)
"Hell"- Just because of the place. A lot of religious people don't want to go there so when your saying "Go to Hell" it's not really a nice place for them to go and so it's offensive. "Damn"- In the olden days people would often condemn others for being a witch, devil-worshiper. And If i remember correctly "Damn you" is another way of condemning people. "Bitch"- It's just a Female dog. Probably offensive because some don't want to be called a dog (I personally don't care). "Bastard"- A fatherless person (if I remember correctly). Probably offensive because it doesn't sound nice and people don't like it when there mom is called a whore. "Ass"- a butt, also a donkey. Some king was probably called it and didn't like it so outlawed it. I don't get why people get so upset when swear words are used. I mean a lot of them are in the bible. I've also been told that there are times when it's OKAY to swear. If they are so "naughty" of words then why should they be ok to use SOMETIMES. People often use words to replace swear words. It's just like they are swearing, but it's more like swearing politely. Some of the replacement words are pretty cute though, like yesterday my friend was like "Damage!" |
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Also, I find it ironic; Long ago I suppose people decided it was extremely inappropriate to call someone a dog, as per your definition of "bitch" as a female dog, and now, centuries later I'm sure, people call eachother "dog" as an address of respect and companionship. Yeah. Makes sense. :talk2hand: I bet in a few hundred years the politically correct term for sex will be "fucking" and it will be taboo to say "making love." |
I don't swear because I don't see the point of it...But that is a good question.
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I swear... a lot. xDD Although it's almost always not mean-spirited, so I don't feel too terrible about it.
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i can tell you about the F word :D
i read some where that WAYYYYYYY back in the day, like way way way back, to control the population a country (not sure wich one) would only allow you to have sex if you had the consent of the king!! (to control population, duh!) SOOOO... Fornication Under Consent of King. you put it together :3 |
Maro has no clue where they come from, but always did wonder =O
I don't really think of 'em as swear words. It's all the same to me >.>; |
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I don't swear at all. And if ...when I do try, everyone tells me that it sounds weird when I am the one who is saying it. o3o I usually use other random words to fill in those spots. Ahaha. <3 |
My Instances of Swearing have skyrocketed since I came to college. ...Mainly because there aren't small children to influence around here!
...plus, its just so satisfying to blankityblankblankblankityblank when you rush to the store only to discover that the ONLY STORE in the ONLY TOWN for 30 MILES that carries that specific kind of ink decided to close early on the very day before you will absolutely have to have it. blankingblankityblank. :D ha! |
A teacher once told me that the origins of most of our supposed cuss words come from when France had conquered England and was controlling the country (this was long, long ago). They forced the English people to learn and speak French (because it was a much cooler language). There were multiple ways, therefore, for the English people to say things. The French way, and the English way. Obviously, the English way was vulgar. So, over time, certain English words became considered cuss words and not fit to say, whereas the French equivalents were perfectly proper.
Edit: Enniel - I'm almost positive that's not true. |
I don't usualy swear too much xD I swear sometimes because I might be mad about something or the moment is not going very well and I'm having bad luck. But I'm more concern about the youngest! THEY CURSE A LOT! =O
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