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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 3496379" data-attributes="member: 1953">I think our culture’s problem with “bad words” is completely ridiculous. To assign some sort of verboten element to a collection of syllables is, in my opinion, utter nonsense. It should be the intent behind the word that causes concern, not the word itself. I also don't understand why it's Ok to use certain words that mean the same thing as the bad words, and in the same context. For example, take the four-letter S word and the word crap. It is perfectly acceptable to say crap, but not the four-letter S word, even though they mean the exact same thing and are used in the exact same way. Or how about the four-letter F word and the word screw? For some reason It’s ok to use the word screw in the same manner as the four-letter F word, and in the same context. You can say, “I got screwed by the IRS”, but you can’t say, “I got f---ed by the IRS” or you can say “stop screwing around” but not “stop f---ing around”. Why? It’s absurd, if you ask me.The other thing I find hysterical is the use of word friggin’ in place of the other word. Most people see friggin’ as a socially acceptable version of the F word. The funny thing is frig has many of the same vulgar connotations people are trying to avoid, its true meaning has just fallen out of popular use. Read some Marquis de Sade to see what I’m talking about.Ultimately, I understand that there are certain social conventions that I must abide by, and I don’t use certain words in certain company, or where it is forbidden, like on this board. I still, however, think the whole idea of “bad words” is ridiculous.Sorry, didn’t mean to get all ranty, but this issue irritates the hell…I mean heck out of me.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> BD</blockquote>

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