Where did bad words come from?

How did these so called (bad words) originate? This has been confusing me for ages. Does anyone know?


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lol idk i just use em O o sorry im no help but google it maybe?! 0_o

 

This isn't really worth discussing, but anyways... The question is; why are swear/curse words considered bad/foul language?

 

yea u pretty much summed it up there

 

They are just socially inculcated into you. From the time you are born, society tells you which things are bad and good. For example, wearing socks with sandals is considered bad. If you had grown up in a society where no words were considered to be taboo, then you wouldn't think anything about saying "shit" or "fuck".

 

someone decided certain words should be bad.. i mean, different people consider different words bad. different conotations got tacked onto them throughout the years. Like for instance, queer is now an insult implying someone is gay, but it really just means odd. So now all gay people are weird? LIKE STRAIGHT PEOPLE ARENT!! And ass? originally meant donkey, then changed to a persons bum, and now its a bad word. But bum isnt. or at least not to most people. Some people think butt, stupid, freakin, loser, shut up, etc. are "bad words" and then others dont. Bad words all depend on the conotation behind them, and how people choose to take them. If I called you a happy campin apple grabber would you take offense? I bet you would if I meant for you to even though none of those words are technically offensive.

 

Censoring cuss words is against the First Amendment in the US. So you can say whatever the fuck you want wherever the fuck you want. Its not like if you say a certain group of sounds bad stuff happens, tabooing words is bullshit. If it offends anyone they can go stick a fucking earplug in and shut the fuck up about it.

 

Nuff' said, i agree, doesn't matter what you say just the way you say it

 

You should look up "fuck" on wikipedia, the story behind is quite interesting.

 

Its all the media. I bet along time ago it was just a wored people used to express an emotion. Now they started acting as like its bad to say/use that emotion with the word in front of it. I think its all media bullshit.

 

You are saying things you have no evidence behind, For a more complete statement id advise being more specific about who and when. Also, You are talking to the thread creator as if he is offended by Foul language, Which could be 100% Bogus, Don't Put words in peoples mouths unless you actually know what they are thinking. Do you know that he would be offended by being called a "happy campin apple grabber"? Please post your opinion on this as i could be completely off

 

rofl i saw the thing on wiki pedia

 

I Do Not Know Eitherr

 

Please excuse me for the assumption that he would be offended by anything I might call him, my mistake. I cant really be more specific about when certain words became bad because its not recorded in time. And I assume different words acquired different conotations at different times in different places. Should I have used specific examples of when people have been offended by words that arent even bad by normal standards? I had a babysitter for 3 years (1995-1998) that would not let me use the words freak, freakin, loser, lame, dumb, stupid, shut up, or anything else even remotely negative. In her opinion those were bad words and her children will grow up thinking those words are bad. I have also had an uncle that taught his children that pussy, asshole, dick, prick, pissed, whore, slut, etc. are not bad words at all and therefore should be used as much as possible. I consider that evidence that people decide what words they will find offensive, hence the example of "happy campin apple grabber". If youd like me to be even more specific I could always go out, test the phrase on someone, and see if they are offended.
Examples of words found offensive that to myself personally are not offensive:
Girl-a popular insult among boys implying weakness
donut or glazed donut-can be used to refer to someone having anal sex or just an idiot
toaster-racial epithet
cakesniffer- ???? a versatile insult

I dont think donut is a bad word, but some people consider it offensive. Why? Because people choose bad words. They decide which ones they want to be offended by.

 

"Swears" are just another word to describe something else...I forget what they're called, similes or something...A word that means the same as another but different spelling?

Anyhow, words like 'shit' and 'fuck' mean 'poop' and 'sex' basically. But for some reason, someone or something (Probably media) thought that these words were considered bad. Eventually, it spread and now look: Normal words are considered bad.

^^ That's just a theory, but whatever.

 

Synonyms..not similies. Similies are comparisons using like or as.

 

nah u dont hav to be excused, if u called me a happy campin apple grabber id piss myself laughing.. i dont see how anyone could find that offensive... and if they did, theyed at least have to chuckle a little at themselves...he he....

 

Iamaminer invented them lol...what do you think.

 

i totally agree with 1337 byte it u sow my thread about iamaminer he is the one that invited it

 

i think there meanings were just twisted. Not to offend anyone! bitch is a female dog w/ the meaning changed it can mean differnt things. same things with lots of differnt words. Other then that i have no clue were it came from..