There is no such thing as "just words." Words are the primary vehicle for civilized human communication. Without discernible meaning, there is no clear message. (if all word meanings are relative, then so is your message, which = communication failure)
The whole point of strong language is that it's supposed to be strong. If we use expletives all the time, they lose their very purpose. There are too many words in the English language to rely on the same, scant 3-to-5 letter offerings. If one uses the same, overused words all the time (with little meaning), then why even bother opening their mouth?
So what countries/languages do you all speak and read, I can swear in 7 different languages: High German, Low German, Victorian, Spanish, English, Irish and Russian...It's a gift (Wink, wink)
If those words are never uttered they will only grow in size it's like the word gay/fag/homo that before was used as a way of discriminating but nowadays is more or less reclaimed by the gay community and used in a sort of positive manner.
I have never heard the word fag conveyed in any sort of positive manner. It's like calling someone a slut/whore when they have a strong sexual appitite.
On another game related topic. I don't get why people who beg for more violent, M rated games on Wii complain about too much profanity. I don't see people going to see an R-rated slasher flick and complain it uses the F-word.
If it's overtly filthy and I come across it, I will likely take care of it on my own, but if it's borderline, I'll wait until someone's offended enough to report it. Either way, I rather enjoy replacing profanity with nonsense-words and/or baby-talk. >:3
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If those words are never uttered they will only grow in size it's like the word gay/fag/homo that before was used as a way of discriminating but nowadays is more or less reclaimed by the gay community and used in a sort of positive manner.
I have never heard the word fag conveyed in any sort of positive manner. It's like calling someone a slut/whore when they have a strong sexual appitite.
On another game related topic. I don't get why people who beg for more violent, M rated games on Wii complain about too much profanity. I don't see people going to see an R-rated slasher flick and complain it uses the F-word.
Perhaps not by heterosexuals but from the gay and bi community I can definitively see a lot of people trying to reclaim the word or at least kill it. As the N-word got owned by their community. Still for a white man or a heterosexual it's not ok to use these words whatsoever.
Btw I would totally, absolutely call a woman/man friend with a strong sexual appetite for a wh**e and I hope they will do the same unto me, just for fun.
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