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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Obviously, it does matter.
And the questions remains: Who decided these words were 'bad', and when did this begin?
I still find it completely unbelievable that you can take certain letters out of the English alphabet, make a word, and then have other people tell you that word should not be spoken.
Makes zero sense.
Who came up with this idea?
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WHAT the words are doesn't matter. The intent does. You could say "garblemumblefarttwig" and, as long as the receiving party knows you mean "shove it up your ass you pansy ass mother ****er", it's just as bad.
The reason these specific words are used is so that everyone understands what is meant by them. For the same reason as why we call a dog a dog, rather than a mog. The signifier is arbitrary, it's what it signifies (aka the "signified"...good ol' Saussure) that matters.
It does not matter who decided to use these specific words to elicit a desired reponse any more than who decided that we should adapt the French term "toilette" to use in modern English, because it sounds nicer than the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
If you're still at a loss, I am not going to be able to explain it to you any better.