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The people I have seen advocate for that absolutely realize that as they want to rob these words of their power to offend.
by saurik 4y ago
The people I have seen advocate for that absolutely realize that as they want to rob these words of their power to offend.
- ars 4y agoAnd then people will create new offensive words, because people sometimes need such words. So what have they accomplished?
- Teever 4y agoJust another revolution on the euphemism treadmill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Lifespan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Lifespan
- marcosdumay 4y agoWell, they would accomplish a reverse revolution for once.
- emodendroket 4y agoWhile it’s a shopworn example Japanese really does not have something like swear words. There are terms that are considered offensive but they’re generally disfavored terms for ethnic groups or medical conditions or that sort of thing, not things you’d shout if you were upset.
- yorwba 4y agoPeople who're upset might shout e.g. kuso or chikushou.
- emodendroket 4y agoThose aren’t “swear words.” Nobody would object to their being used in children’s programming, for instance. While most people would be scandalized to hear characters in a children’s cartoon saying “shit!”