RE: Christian Self-censorship of Dirty Words
October 17, 2016 at 11:27 am
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2016 at 11:53 am by Kingpin.)
(October 14, 2016 at 4:32 pm)mihoda Wrote: Do you ever notice that some people, usually extremely religious people, just totally lose their shit when dirty words are spoken? You can be talking about sensitive adult-subjects, like Trump's sexual assault, and they're totally fine with defending the Gropenfuhrer, but quote Trump by using the word 'pussy' in a sentence and suddenly YOU are the person who is beyond the pale.
Why is this? Why is propriety for some defined as a list of forbidden words? Why is it that words in the conversation clearly bother some people more than the heinous implications of the conversation?
I think you bring up an interesting discussion but inappropriately label it as Christian thing. It's more of a human thing. I know Christians who have no filter and I know atheists who are as prude as Mother Theresa. It really comes down to the individual's comfort level and the connotations that a particular word or phrase means to them.
Hell I have a sister in law who if I use the word 'moist' in a sentence she freaks out. It disgusts her. Words by themselves are not harming it's how they are used and the meaning being conveyed that can do the damage.
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