mamajumps 0 #1 December 12, 2008 a thread in the woman's forum prompted me to post this... Why did certain words become socially unacceptable??? Who decided that the word SHIT for example would be a "bad" word when all it really is, is a word that refers to feces, why is SHIT a bad word and poop is not??? Means the same thing.... Discuss.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #2 December 12, 2008 FUCK is a really neat word....Besides its sexual connotation, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations: Greetings: "How the fuck are you?" Fraud: "I got fucked by the car dealer." Dismay: "Oh, fuck it!" Trouble: "Well, I guess I'm fucked now." Aggression: "Fuck you!" Disgust: "Fuck me." Confusion: "What the fuck...?" Difficulty: "I don't understand this fucking business." Despair: "Fucked again." Incompetence: "He fucks up everything." Displeasure: "What the fuck is going on here?" Lost: "Where the fuck are we?" Disbelief: "Unfuckingbelievable!" Retaliation: "Up your fucking ass!" Confused Aggression: "How the fuck should I know?" It can be used in an anatomical description - "He's a fucking asshole." It can be used to tell time - "It's five fucking thirty." It can be used in business - "How did I wind up with this fucking job?" It can be used to command silence - "Shut the fuck up!" It can be maternal - "You Motherfucker." It can be political - "Fuck Bill Clinton" And never forget General Custer's last words: "Where did all them fucking Indians come from?" Also, the famous last words of the Mayor of Hiroshima: "What the fuck was that?" And, last but not least, the immortal words of the Captain of the Titanic who said: "Where is all this fucking water coming from?" The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word! How can anyone be offended when you say "Fuck"? Use it frequently in your daily speech; it will add to you prestige. Today....say to someone: "Fuck you" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #3 December 12, 2008 Yeah, i know what you mean, I use it regularly, it should be taught in grammar school as a word that can be used as a verb, noun, adverb, pronoun, interjection, adjective- just about anywhere in a sentence-It should be on Sesame Street-you know where the two people are facing each other and each say part of the word then put it together Fu ------> Uck.......Fuck! cuz that would be funny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jverley 1 #4 December 12, 2008 I had a high school linguistics teacher who did a lecture on this subject -- Obscenities and Profanities. Most people don't realize there is a difference between the two. In general, references to the human body and its functions can be obscene, e.g. Shit and Fuck. References to a deity, such as God Damn, are profane. The distinction of what is obscene or profane is cultural and changes over time. Many years ago, "Zounds,” which is a contraction of "God's Wounds" was considered highly profane and its usage in public would get you in much trouble. When I was a kid, the use of the word Crap would have me chewing on a bar a soap. Now little kids use it without much of a fuss. George Carlin discusses the evolution of linguistics in much of his work. Most are familiar with his "Seven Words.” His point in that monologue is that there are no bad words. Bad thoughts, bad ideas, yes; but bad words, no. The government drives much of our cultural discussion on what falls in these categories when it comes to their use on the public airwaves. Some words are okay in one context but not another. I can "play with my balls" as long as I am referring to tennis, soccer, or football. If I am referring to playing with my scrotum, I am no longer aloud to say that on the air. Again citing Carlin -- Its okay to say pissed as long as you are referring to anger, not urine. You can be pissed off, but not pissed on. Check out Carlin's "When will Jesus bring the pork chops" for an excellent and funny discussion of linguistic evolution.John Arizona Hiking Trails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #5 December 12, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDWTp5as1vE 4:45Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jverley 1 #6 December 12, 2008 Actually that was "The Electric Company" where they did the parts of word an put it together. We have all heard of prefixes (at the beginning of a word) and suffixes (at the end). Fuck is the first "infix' (in the middle). As in In-fucking-credible. John Arizona Hiking Trails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #7 December 12, 2008 That's right....it's been a while, like 35 years- so that's my excuse.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
