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Old 01-20-2006, 11:35 PM   #11
Superfraggle
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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
So why is it acceptable to say 'intercourse' or 'sex', but not '****'?

Who is the person(s) who decided this?
it's arbitrary. It doesn't matter what the word is, just what it denotes. A word was needed to express a certain sentiment in a specific way, and **** was chosen.
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