Whos the person who just saw these words and is suddenly like "oh these are bad to say" ? I just want to know who ruined the fun of the internet for kids? Like every single fun game on the internet involves swearing so as a kid, my parent wouldnt let me play them!
2007-08-27 05:11:24 · 20 answers · asked by Maxy_Paxy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
beletje_vos, i thought about that to. Then i started this about words like crap, darn, heck and words like that. They have the sane meaning why arent they bad words?
2007-08-27 05:15:08 · update #1
wilderwriter, im not yelling at my parents for not letting me go on. Im yelling at bad words and the idiot who put the bad words in these games
2007-08-27 05:31:32 · update #2
Oh by the way, thank you very much everyone
2007-08-27 05:32:00 · update #3
You have asked a very provocative question, and one to which I don't think I know a definitive answer. I suspect words became "bad words" depending upon the connotation in which they were used. Some words, like f>ck weren't bad words at all when they first came into use, but over the centuries it has come to mean something much different. Some are "curse" words, using the Lord's Name....guess those wouldn't be bad words to atheists but they sure use them a lot =).. What makes other words bad, like the slang for fecal material, I don't know. People say "crap" with impunity, never thinking that they are saying a euphemism for that other slang word. Kids now are using "freakin" in front of parents, teachers, everyone, but no one seems to know or care that it just substitutes for that other "F" word that no one wants kids to say. Like I said....a very provocative question. Here's your star. And I will check back to see what other answers you get...I would like to know.
2007-08-27 05:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The short answer: not person... people.
Good, Bad... no one person decides these things.
"Good" and "bad" are ideas that are established by our own cultures. More accurately, they are expectations of what other people will do and what the physical world will be like. Good and bad are simply terms assigned to these ideas.
At some time, your parent(s) acquired the idea that certain words and/or terms were bad or good. In response to this, they reacted by exposing you to those things which they understand as either bad or good.
The same thing goes for all people who are the caretakers of other people.
In America, special bureaus established by the government act as the "parent" who decides what is "good" or "bad." Most parents just agree with the standards set by the government without actually deciding for themselves. It's easier this way.
2007-08-27 05:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by Scrt_agnt_man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 07:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There wasn't a particular person, just society as a whole, that decided that the old Anglo-Saxon words were "bad," while the new French/Latin-based words for the EXACT SAME THING were "good." This happened around the 1600s or earlier.
Thus we have
"bad" "good"
(the f word) fornicate
(the s word) feces
(the c/d word) penis
...and even
chew masticate
kiss osculate
etc.
Sorry, if you are going to be part of society and not live as a hermit, you need to follow the rules that govern acceptable behavior - no matter how silly they may seem.
Good luck!
2007-08-27 05:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Bad" words have changed over the years and are also different in different languages but they all mean one thing.
"Disrespect".
Long ago when kids would get hit with a leather strap (or worse) for disrespecting their parents, teachers or any elder, it was determined that that certain words, used improperly, showed that disrespect.
They may vary as far as different cultures are concerned but for modern day parents the punishment seems to be to take away your video game.
Kinda sad really.
2007-08-27 05:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by we_are_legion99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mom. She hates is when I swear so I just don't do it around her. I don't do it around my Dad b/c I'd give him a heart attack.
I'm legally a aldult to.
I also don't swear around the elderly or children for I don't want parents kids calling me to yell at me. Also a lot of those bad words are used at insults so that doesn't help much.
2007-08-27 05:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The people who thought them up (and the people who grew to like them) KNEW they were bad, and was quite happy to utter them - whether it was for shock effect or because it gave him/her some sense of self-satisfaction or tension-release. And though many of them have lost much of their shock effect, due to over-use, children still like to try to offend their elders or engage in what they think is some "inner secret" practice. Swearing is very often (not always, I admit) a sign of low-class or lack-of-education, but it obviously still appeals to young people. I admire your parents for at elst trying to teach you some sort of self-discipline.
2007-08-27 05:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ridiculous that people have determined certain words are "taboo". Words are not offensive, it is the attention behind them that is offensive.
So swear as much as you want. If someone is stupid enough to be offended then they deserve to be.
2007-08-27 05:48:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the person. words can be "bad" if you portray them that way. but it all comes down to ignorance. words are just words, anyone who lets a simple word bother them is ridiculous.
2007-08-27 05:19:11 · answer #9 · answered by shane865 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tookus ***
Case in point, first one ok, second Yahoo prints as asterisks, some words will just get you returned to the last page without comment.
Same meaning!
Two thumbs down for a simple example.
Somebody's got a burr under the blanket.
2007-08-27 05:24:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋