marx is a faggot

No, Lenin/Stalin/Brezhnev/Zedong are faggots.

"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles."

You can't tell me that's faggotry. That is absolutely respectable.

Cunning linguists.

I Believe this should be moved back to hummanties because its a debate on why or why not these "curse words" are bad.

Tradition. Our parents told us they were bad, and their parents told them they bad, and so on

This.

No, Lenin/Stalin/Brezhnev/Zedong are faggots.

"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles."

You can't tell me that's faggotry. That is absolutely respectable.

you're a fag

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7/plumplibnus/DSC00038.jpg

Damn you.

--Cr@sh

why are dollar bills worth more than what they're printed on?

To show you that you don't truly have freedom of speech.

You can swear at university professors. They swear at you and get on with the lecture. Its amazing.

Fuck high school.

Why fuck high school when you can fuck school high?

cause they fucking curse people u dumb shit.

happy?

didnt mean to make it so personal though......hehe

But there is no such thing as curses. If you honestly believe that then you have no grounds to call anybody a dumb shit.

didnt mean to make it so personal though......hehe

Lies we tell our kids
http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html
I love this guy's essays

And I quote : "Adults have a certain model of how kids are supposed to behave, and it's different from what they expect of other adults.
One of the most obvious differences is the words kids are allowed to use. Most parents use words when talking to other adults that they wouldn't want their kids using. They try to hide even the existence of these words for as long as they can. And this is another of those conspiracies everyone participates in: everyone knows you're not supposed to swear in front of kids.

I've never heard more different explanations for anything parents tell kids than why they shouldn't swear. Every parent I know forbids their children to swear, and yet no two of them have the same justification. It's clear most start with not wanting kids to swear, then make up the reason afterward.

So my theory about what's going on is that the function of swearwords is to mark the speaker as an adult. There's no difference in the meaning of "shit" and "poopoo." So why should one be ok for kids to say and one forbidden? The only explanation is: by definition."

(Also good)
What we can't say
http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

Words arn't bad. It is the context in which you use them.

Shut up, steve-o.

Shut up, steve-o.

Don't post here if you have nothing to contribute.

Lies we tell our kids
http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html
I love this guy's essays

And I quote : "Adults have a certain model of how kids are supposed to behave, and it's different from what they expect of other adults.
One of the most obvious differences is the words kids are allowed to use. Most parents use words when talking to other adults that they wouldn't want their kids using. They try to hide even the existence of these words for as long as they can. And this is another of those conspiracies everyone participates in: everyone knows you're not supposed to swear in front of kids.

I've never heard more different explanations for anything parents tell kids than why they shouldn't swear. Every parent I know forbids their children to swear, and yet no two of them have the same justification. It's clear most start with not wanting kids to swear, then make up the reason afterward.

So my theory about what's going on is that the function of swearwords is to mark the speaker as an adult. There's no difference in the meaning of "shit" and "poopoo." So why should one be ok for kids to say and one forbidden? The only explanation is: by definition."

(Also good)
What we can't say
http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

Excellent post.

But the main reason I think is good manners, a lot of people see children as their own accomplishments. Having well mannered children is something to be proud off in their opinion. Something parents can gloat about, like a bigger car than your neighbour.

Don't post here if you have nothing to contribute.


Yea, I failed to see that this wasn't in HB or SG, I apologize.

If there were no 'curse' words, then there would be no 'good' words.

Because they make baby Jesus cry.

Well I'd imagine religion isn't always the reason the words are supposedly bad. I mean, even atheist families would not want their little children to pick up that kind of language. That is why the issue is so confusing to me.

Well I'd imagine religion isn't always the reason the words are supposedly bad. I mean, even atheist families would not want their little children to pick up that kind of language. That is why the issue is so confusing to me.

Because somewhere along the line, we let some jackass tell us what's right and wrong and then blindly followed him.

Even in religion, there are low periods where people have had to go "I need to make a decision".

But with cussing, we just decided "Oh, this person said it, it must be true". And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the europeans were the ones who let that happen. Good going, guys.

But with cussing, we just decided "Oh, this person said it, it must be true". And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the europeans were the ones who let that happen. Good going, guys.

Because cursing in non-western societies is perfectly acceptable?

Don't say stupid shit.

Because cursing in non-western societies is perfectly acceptable?

Don't say stupid shit.

Sorry, I should've used the rolling eyes smiley to denote my sarcasm.

...fucking asshole.

Sorry, I should've used the rolling eyes smiley to denote my sarcasm.

...fucking asshole.

Didn't you get the memo, curse words are bad!

*cries*

It's the same as good manners. It is not proper etiquette to eat with your elbows on the table at a nice restaurant, doing so does not hurt any one, it's just not socially correct.

I really wanna say GTFO Acolyte. But I'm not going to, becuase you seem a good acolyte

I really wanna say GTFO Acolyte. But I'm not going to, becuase you seem a good acolyte

Oh come on hazode, we were all acolytes at one time and you know it.

Oh come on hazode, we were all acolytes at one time and you know it.

I said that once and was flamed :(. But to be honest, quite a lot of acolytes always speak in that stupid MSN or text speak. It annoys the fuck out of me.

Didn't you get the memo, curse words are bad!

*cries*

It's okay, Sugar. I'll still love you.

"Curse words" come from religion.

Example: In England, saying "God blind me!" or "Blind my eyes!" was considered a curse and the Church wasn't happy with it. To get around that, "Blimey!" was invented.

I said that once and was flamed :(. But to be honest, quite a lot of acolytes always speak in that stupid MSN or text speak. It annoys the fuck out of me.

Would you like a ladder to help you dismount from your extremely tall horse?

Would you like a ladder to help you dismount from your extremely tall horse?

Yes please.

i can't even really agree with this... there's some words that just are pleasant to the societal ear anymore, common sense tells us this, .

yeah they're just words but they have significant meaning and there's the view that to 'respect' the word mother fucking individuals feel the need to not use them so often so that their severity can be like manifested in appropriate situations still. :D

btw this is a stupid question...

Okay fine... now that the cat is out of the bag...

The answer to your question...

BECAUSE YOU TOUCH YOURSELF AT NIGHT.

/thread

because society makes them bad...

It's a sign of disrespect to whomever you are using the curse word to/in front of. Kind of like flipping someone off.

Drink bleach. Darwin's waiting kiddo.

I'd have to disagree if you are generalizing about using any curse words at all. Yes, a person can be offended at my foul language if I were to drop something and break it for instance, however I was not showing a sign of disrespect to that person. Even if the person was truly offended, anyone with rational thought is going to know that it was not the intent of the foul language and just dismiss it as normal behavior, after all that person has more than likely used such words at some point in the past. It isn't really a way to justify swearing, but hopefully you can see the point I'm trying to make.

However, if I said "Fuck you" then that would be a different story.

marx is a faggot

this.

marx is a faggot

Agreed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e9dDGui8YQ


This

Why fuck high school when you can fuck school high?

Why to go high school, when you can go to school high.

right. because you'll be arrested if you say "fuck"

also, why go to school when you can get high

To all those who say they reflect ideas and taboos society looks down upon, why aren't their synonymous words also "swear words"?

Practically everyone I know hates the word "cunt", yet are totally fine with the term "vagina". But they mean the same thing. So logically, either vagina is as bad as cunt, or cunt is as fine as vagina.

society looks down upon me shitting, fucking, and my ass?......doesn't all of society fuck, shit and have a ass also?

Please learn to spell. "Arse"