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Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 5:11 am
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I make a very good effort not to say these words in front of children and old ladies. Not sure why, but I just don't.
What exactly is wrong with these words?
Why are these words considered profanity?
Who decided that these words are profanity?
Come to think of it, why is anything profane?
Discuss.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 5:18 am
Personally I think the fact that some words are inherently "wrong" to say is just silly.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 5:35 am
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Someone once described such words as conversational spice. And that, I think, contains the essence of the taboo. Children have no conception of the subtlety of language, they throw everything into the conversation to get a reaction. Those words have power in the reactions they create (for whatever reason). Kids would not use that power responsibly.
I can remember a conversation with a lady friend of mine about this. She was a very proper sort who never swore. The conversation was about talking dirty, I wanted to know if she did in a sexual context. She said she did and I laughed at her cos I didn't think she knew how. She leaned across, looked me square in the eye and whispered.
She then sat back and smirked while I went into a protracted choking fit on my drink. That, she explained, was one reason she didn't swear, it made the impact when she did so much greater.
The impact of profanity is not a sustainable resource. It should be harvested and used with care.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 5:59 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BcdY_wSklo
Quote:The strange emotional power of swearing - as well as the presence of linguistic taboos in all cultures - suggests that taboo words tap into deep and ancient parts of the brain. In general, words have not just a denotation but a connotation: an emotional coloring distinct from what the word literally refers to, as in principled versus stubborn and slender versus scrawny. The difference between a taboo word and its genteel synonyms, such as shit and feces, cunt and vagina, or fucking and making love, is an extreme example of the distinction. Curses provoke a different response than their synonyms in part because connotations and denotations are stored in different parts of the brain.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/389762/Steven-...y-We-Curse
^ A transcript of his talk in that video above.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 8:25 am
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I don't at all in real life. Nothing wrong with those words, it's just not a habit I developed. I do it here on the site for comedic effect, fuckface.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 8:29 am
FUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOU
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January 27, 2014 at 8:31 am
(January 27, 2014 at 8:29 am)No_God Wrote: FUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOU
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 9:12 am
I cuss alot. Especially at work.
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RE: Shit, Ass, Damn, Piss, Fuck
January 27, 2014 at 10:52 am
I use "fuck" and "shit" a lot. Oh, and "douche". Also "pendejo" and "puto". Maybe "cabron". Plenty use of the word "ass".
But that's all. I keep it simple. 
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