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Originally posted by Drake:
Mitro Jellywadder, why would let those words bother you?
does any one know why these words are declared "inappropriate" realy I find it hard to believe that some guy just said "I don't like the word shit, lets make it bad" then every one said "yeah ok"...no I'm shure that's not the case.
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Drake, please read my previous post, I tried to answer this question before.
Your reasoning is just not logical. You assume that there was first a word, and its meaning got invented later. Of course, it's the other way round. The reason why a word like 'shit' can be used offensively and is often thought insulting, is because SHIT MEANS HUMAN OR ANIMAL FAECES. *smiles* It's as simple as that. If you call someone "you little shit" you are in fact comparing them to a REAL piece of shit. Now, since shit is considered unpleasant by most people (I can't believe I'm having to explain this!
), it would be only logical to conclude that they won't like being compared to it. Take the word ■■■■. In most modern cultures, fuc... I mean "making love", whatever you want to call it, is still considered taboo, in that you wouldn't openly discuss it with anybody (your grandparents or parents for example) and in that it isn't considered normal (for most people, heh.) to do it publicly and in the open. Therefore, the same goes as for 'shit' - people associate the word with all its connotations, even if you use it meaning something other than 'having sex'. I'm sure I don't have to explain c*** to you, now do I?
Same principle, really.
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