You do realize that "fuck" is not swearing. Nor is "fuck" cursing. Nor is "fuck" profane.
"Fuck" is vulgar.
And we both know that being vulgar means being "of the people"...sorta like the Vulgate version of the Bible. — Frank Apisa
Hanover
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You do realize that "fuck" is not swearing. Nor is "fuck" cursing. Nor is "fuck" profane.
"Fuck" is vulgar.
And we both know that being vulgar means being "of the people"...sorta like the Vulgate version of the Bible. — Frank Apisa
"Fuck" is vulgar and it is profane because that's what vulgar means right now, regardless of how the ancient Romans spoke. — Hanover
Hanover
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George III was crazy, not II. Close. So fucking close. — Hanover
Rich people apparently never gnaw on chicken wings. — Frank Apisa
Why, I’m assuming you do, why do you prefer to use ‘cock’ over ‘penis’?
— Brett
What makes you think I do? — Frank Apisa
Why have we decided to make certain words objectionable. — Frank Apisa
Brett
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Why, I’m assuming you do, why do you prefer to use ‘cock’ over ‘penis’?
— Brett
What makes you think I do? — Frank Apisa
I was asking because I was wondering if a person might use ‘fuck’ instead of ‘intercourse’ because the rawness feels more real, more honest. — Brett
Then from today start calling your father 'motherfucker' because he fucked your mother. Start calling every father 'motherfucker' under your pretense and let's see how far you make it.There should NEVER be a setting where words should make a difference because certain words are considered "bad." — Frank Apisa
Shamshir
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There should NEVER be a setting where words should make a difference because certain words are considered "bad." — Frank Apisa
Then from today start calling your father 'motherfucker' because he fucked your mother. Start calling every father 'motherfucker' under your pretense and let's see how far you make it. — Shamshir
I like sushi
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To say “cunt” in the UK can be friendly. Context and tone matter more than actual specific words for sure. — I like sushi
There should NEVER be a setting where words should make a difference because certain words are considered "bad." — Frank Apisa
Brett
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There should NEVER be a setting where words should make a difference because certain words are considered "bad." — Frank Apisa
Really? So if you were a policeman, or a councillor, what language would you use interviewing a young girl who had been raped? — Brett
Fooloso4
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Just as there are people who are tone deaf there are those who are meaning deaf. It can be insidious, especially when one is unaware of it. One may not believe it, or believe he does not believe it, or believe he does not believe ... and there you have it. — Fooloso4
Just as there are people who are tone deaf there are those who are meaning deaf. It can be insidious, especially when one is unaware of it. One may not believe it, or believe he does not believe it, or believe he does not believe ... and there you have it.
— Fooloso4
Ummm...there you have...what? — Frank Apisa
csalisbury
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@Frank Apisa
If 'profane' language wasn't treated as profane, but normal, would you take such obvious delight in the use of profane language by yourself and others? If it's all the same, why not just use the other terms? It's exciting to sneak into a forbidden room, but its pretty boring once it's no longer forbidden. Might as well hangout in any fucking room. — csalisbury
csalisbury
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↪Frank Apisa
Maybe one way at this is to determine where 'arbitrary' ends and 'non-arbitrary' begin. Cutlery is one thing. What if you went to a daughter or nieces middle school graduation and the principal gave a speech - 'These fucking kids, they've dealt with so much shit, but they still made it through.' Honest reaction, like if it happened irl and not just as an idea in this thread? — csalisbury
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