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What’s offensive about goddamn? "Damn" is not even vulgar, is it?
by thiht 3y ago
What’s offensive about goddamn? "Damn" is not even vulgar, is it?
- linguae 3y ago“Damn” is not a vulgarity unlike certain other words, but too many utterances of “damn” will make a movie’s rating PG instead of G, “damn” will get you in trouble for cursing at a private Christian school, and I wouldn’t use the word “damn” in church unless I’m referring very specifically to God’s damnation. It goes against polite Christian mores to say “damn” or “goddamn.”
- FroshKiller 3y agoIn the context of American Christian hegemony, even if "damn" or "damned" isn't considered particularly strong by many, a lot of people object strongly to "goddamn." It's a superstition that has to do with one of the Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.