Maybe. But maybe it's like calling Voldemort 'he who shall not be named.'“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name incre

Maybe. But maybe it's like calling Voldemort 'he who shall not be named.'“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” By using 'taboo words' like bitch, we decrease the stigma around them.