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Interesting concept.

When you think about it, if the world decided a bad word (The bad word being "poop" in this case) wasn't a bad world, then "Poop" wouldn't be bad all the sudden.

As far as I know, there isn't a story behind swearing and how it came to be.

But if "Poop" isn't a bad word, what is it?

stevetheipad wrote:

But if "Poop" isn't a bad word, what is it?

Rude word, potty talk, etc. 

Is there a reason you would like to say that word which would be:
kind
needed
or true?

If not, it is not something you should say.

Its not always the word itself that is bad, its the way you use it.

I could talk about my dog saying she is a [b word here]

But i could also talk about your mother as one, and that would be bad. 

(btw I don't have any pets so the example is just an example, which is a bit redundant if i do say so myself.)

RedRocker227 wrote:

I doubt anyone else will agree with this, but I don't see what's wrong with it, as long as you're not actually saying it to anybody. For example, if you're in horrible pain it sort of makes it more bearable if you can swear. I don't agree with using it to offend somebody though.

In this case it is unnecessary, and rude.

Pecola1 wrote:

Its not always the word itself that is bad, its the way you use it.

I could talk about my dog saying she is a [b word here]

But i could also talk about your mother as one, and that would be bad. 

Yeah.
I could use any word like that.
"Man, your a stupid microwave. What the microwave."

Of course, it doesn't always have the same effect because not everyone uses it like that, therefore making it irrelevant.

Dawgles wrote:

Alternatives wrote:

I'll let out a little sugar-honey-ice-tea when I'm annoyed.

...What.

Initials...
Think, Goggles.

Dawgles wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

Dawgles wrote:

...What.

Initials...
Think, Goggles.

I've never encountered a point in my life where everything said to me by someone is so confusing. Until today.

Do you get sugar-honey-ice-tea now? -_-

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

I swear a bit, but never in front of adults (I'm not keen on getting grounded over it) and it's only to let out anger. Never to insult anyone on purpose. I've been called every bad word there is out there, but you get over it when you hear it every day. c:

Agreed.
(Yay, you're unbanned)

I think them when something annoying happens but I try not to say them. Most of the time I just use covers like:
shapoopy
shoot
darn it

I just call them sentence enhancers

Pecola1 wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

my-chemical-romance wrote:

I swear a lot while on MC, I hate ghasts and I will swear out loud, the people upstairs have complained a lot. They're just words to me.

Pluseth oneth.

Minuseth oneth

I hate swear words, they are worse than spam. (duh)

Swear words are made to insult people and to help make the person saying them FEEL good. When I say a swear word I don't feel any better, I feel guilt.

Actually I don't remember ever saying one... but I do remember thinking it, and that still brought me guilt.

Truth is we all know its wrong, just we WANT to use them.

Like some other temptations of this world, smoking, drugs etc.
Once you start it gets worse and worse.

When I swear, I just treat it mentally and physically as just a regular word.

I agree with Alb. I swear mildly, but not to insult. I'd never dream of calling someone a swear.

ATVR9999 wrote:

my-chemical-romance wrote:

I swear a lot while on MC, I hate ghasts and I will swear out loud, the people upstairs have complained a lot. They're just words to me.

If attacked by a creeper at random on minecraft, I will let off some vile curses occasionally...

I'll call the creeper a lot of things with "green" being the main adjective at the beginning of the sentence. I find it much more relieving than saying "oh poo!", I'm not a teletubbie and my dad lets me swear anyway.