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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
tabernac!!! (filters can't get me!)
Superfraggle is correct, there's a reason these words are called obscenities and profanities. Because they are considered obscene and profane in the society in which we live and have been for centuries.
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I understand that the way in which certain words are used are meant in an obscene way, a degrading way. But so are words such as 'loser', 'fat', 'geek', and 'idiot'. But I guess those words are okay to use.
But
who decided this?
Was it one guy centuries ago, bored out of his mind in his hut up in the mountains that came up with a list of swear words?
Did they have some sort of roundtable swear word conference, with a large discussion on which words were bad or good?
Like Jiri said earlier, why is it okay to say 'poop' or 'crap' or 'feces', but not '****'?
In the game thread today, when/if the Sabres score, it's okay to respond with 'crap', 'damn', 'frick', but not '****'?
If I see a beautiful woman walking down the street and I say "man, that girl is ****ing beautiful", how is that bad? It's not degrading.
Personally, I just find it silly that any words or combination of letters used is 'off-limits'.