RE: Nudity, Is It Sexist In This Forum?
July 6, 2016 at 10:15 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2016 at 10:16 am by Alex K.)
(July 6, 2016 at 10:00 am)Losty Wrote:(July 6, 2016 at 9:51 am)Alex K Wrote: Why do you think the argument is ridiculous?
Because when you call someone a cunt or a pussy or a dick or an asshole you are not thinking that any of these body parts are offensive or shameful or dirty. You're not thinking about body parts at all. You're using the swear word version. I can't technically speak for everyone else but I don't think anyone else is thinking about body parts either. Just like when I say "fuck that shit" I am not using the terms to mean sex with poop and I am not thinking about sex with poop when I say them. I am using the universal negative "fuck" and "shit" which are both used as swear words to mean pretty much anything we don't like.
Think about this, when you use the word fuck are you promoting the idea that sex is shameful, dirty, or offensive? I don't think so.
Maybe very indirectly. Steven Pinker quoted some neuroscience research in a talk of his that swear words are so powerful because they bypass certain filters in the brain and immediately create an emotional impact. Why do they do accomplish in the first place, i.e. what makes them special? That is likely due to their original emotionally charged content.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
