Who exactly decided what constitutes a swear word? Was it just some sort of unananimous decision by a group of people? They just decided that certain words are really bad, and you just shouldn't be allowed to say them? I mean obviously some of them, like the n-word*, have historical background that make it reasonable that they shouldn't be mentioned, but some of the others I'm still trying to puzzle out. Any of them that are racial slurs of some kind make sense, but otherwise, it can get confusing.
For example, why is it so horrible to call someone a bitch? I can call someone a jerk, but not a bitch. Okay, so maybe comparing someone to a dog is kind of rude, but I can call someone a female dog and no one will care.
What about "ass"? Why can you say "butt", but you can't say "ass"? What's the difference? They mean the same damn thing, don't they? So what's the issue?
It's weird how we are perfectly fine with using euphemisms when they mean the same thing. Connotations be damned, this is a load of....poop.**
*I'm just hoping we can all be mature about this, alright?
**Honestly, I think a terribly executed joke is an excellent way to end ANYTHING.
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