No no, I'm sorry - I wasn't clear.
People aren't responding to the emotion behind the words "shit" or "fuck" when you use them and they get offending by the swearing. They're responding only to the use of those particular words. If they were offended by the actual content, you'd get a much different response.
You could use emotion/tone, etc with similar meaning words to convey almost EXACTLY the same effect. But because we have attached "obscenity" to a handful of words, we get offended by their use more than any other. It's ridiculous.
People aren't responding to the emotion behind the words "shit" or "fuck" when you use them and they get offending by the swearing. They're responding only to the use of those particular words. If they were offended by the actual content, you'd get a much different response.
You could use emotion/tone, etc with similar meaning words to convey almost EXACTLY the same effect. But because we have attached "obscenity" to a handful of words, we get offended by their use more than any other. It's ridiculous.
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