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Before I begin, I would like to point out that I am in no way promoting the use of swearing on TheTechGame, I'm very happy to follow the rules like everybody else.
Swearing: why do these words fall on peoples ears in bad tone? I don't understand why people disagree with them. I was always told that people found these words 'offensive', but how? I can only think of one word that anybody may find offensive. A couple may be sexually oriented, but yet again that is still quite a normal thing. I read (From an unreliable source) that these words were forbidden to be spoken by God, which is why they're sometimes refereed to as 'curse words'. If this is true that people believed they weren't supposed to say these words at risk of committing blasphemy, that would mean swearing is just something that has been adopted from religion into society and has maintained it's severity quite well considering the amount of people that no longer follow religion.
But let's not turn this into a religion rant. The only reason people find profanity so offensive is because they've been raised or have learnt to take it offensively even though there was no reason given. In my eyes, swearing is just a few letter strung together, just like any other word in the English language. I would like to add that this thread is not here to promote the use of profanity, just to question it's existence.
Tell me your opinions on swearing.
Do NOT start any religious debates.
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Swearing: why do these words fall on peoples ears in bad tone? I don't understand why people disagree with them. I was always told that people found these words 'offensive', but how? I can only think of one word that anybody may find offensive. A couple may be sexually oriented, but yet again that is still quite a normal thing. I read (From an unreliable source) that these words were forbidden to be spoken by God, which is why they're sometimes refereed to as 'curse words'. If this is true that people believed they weren't supposed to say these words at risk of committing blasphemy, that would mean swearing is just something that has been adopted from religion into society and has maintained it's severity quite well considering the amount of people that no longer follow religion.
But let's not turn this into a religion rant. The only reason people find profanity so offensive is because they've been raised or have learnt to take it offensively even though there was no reason given. In my eyes, swearing is just a few letter strung together, just like any other word in the English language. I would like to add that this thread is not here to promote the use of profanity, just to question it's existence.
Tell me your opinions on swearing.
Do NOT start any religious debates.
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Motto: "If love is just a word then why does it hurt so much when you realize it isn't there" - Gaara
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Agreed there just words and if people can't handle them then they shouldn't be in environments that are a risk of profanity being used.
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Dylan- wrote Agreed there just words and if people can't handle them then they shouldn't be in environments that are a risk of profanity being used.if they can't handle the truth then they can suck a dick
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Yeah dude i agree, there just words.
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They offend people because they were made to be offensive like if i told you that you can go fok yourself you would probably be offended right?
That was just an example dont warn me pls
That was just an example dont warn me pls
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Exactly, like Spicy said, the words were either intended to be offensive, or ended up being used to offend someone.
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SpicyTM wrote They offend people because they were made to be offensive like if i told you that you can go fok yourself you would probably be offended right?i fok myself everynight so i wouldn't be offended
That was just an example dont warn me pls
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I'm religious and I don't mind. You can't stop someone from saying anything. I just don't say it.
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P413 wrote I'm religious and I don't mind. You can't stop someone from saying anything. I just don't say it.indeed very true causing now days is just part of life
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Well being that you are REQUIRED to be at lease 13+ to just join the site, i would think it was for their sake...But thats for TTG
On the other hand, its plain out Rude.I can see when people get offended by these such words b/c its Disrespectful. Simple as that, some people were raised differently where they were allowed to swear at their parents.
Think of it this way, would you have your kids(3-8 or what ever) running around yelling "F U" to you at the store...I know i wouldn't(*Manners)
Then some people are sensitive, we are all HUMANS therefore we ALL have FEELINGS. Know i know most of you are going to say"oh that doesn't faze me" or something along the lines of that, what im trying to get at is, It gets to a certain point that you will feel some type of pain,disgustingness(being offended)no matter how "Tough" or "Gangsta" you are.
That's my opinion
On the other hand, its plain out Rude.I can see when people get offended by these such words b/c its Disrespectful. Simple as that, some people were raised differently where they were allowed to swear at their parents.
Think of it this way, would you have your kids(3-8 or what ever) running around yelling "F U" to you at the store...I know i wouldn't(*Manners)
Then some people are sensitive, we are all HUMANS therefore we ALL have FEELINGS. Know i know most of you are going to say"oh that doesn't faze me" or something along the lines of that, what im trying to get at is, It gets to a certain point that you will feel some type of pain,disgustingness(being offended)no matter how "Tough" or "Gangsta" you are.
That's my opinion
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