Have you ever wondered...

[Aidensmom]

Why some word are considered bad? Who decided that certain words are inappropriate/swears/cuss words? I know why words that take God's name in vain are considered bad, that came from religious beliefs. But what about the many other words that are considered bad words in society, many of which have synonyms that are perfectly acceptable?

I have always wondered this, does anyone have an answer?

 

[Miranda Danda]

I agree. I have often wondered this. Like who makes them up and who determines they are "bad"? I don't cuss just because I don't think it sounds good persoanlly, but what is a cuss word? A word someone makes up?

 

[C.Ann]

Would you believe my 6 year old granddaughter asked me this just last weekend?

And would you believe I didn't have an answer?

If someone DOES have an answer, please share! For the first time ever, this "Grandma" didn't have an answer and my DGD sure looked disappointed .. She's still at that wonderful age where she thinks I know EVERYTHING...

 

[SherryNC]

Who decided that certain words are inappropriate/swears/cuss words?

I have always wondered this, does anyone have an answer?

Moms. Soap tastes gross.

 

[Maleficent13]

I have a big issue with this. To me it's all arbitrary. I have yet to hear a good answer to this question, yet we all persist in perpetuating what is ultimately a random assignment of meaning.

 

[ashjohnson80]

i've posted this here before but the "f" word dates back to stand for "fornication under the consent of the king" its when the king would grant this to certain individuals.

 

[toto2]

I know that , in english , a lot of bad words are sex related , and that in french-canadian , the bad words are religious based.

We french Canadian will some time say "f..k" in english in a french sentence , knowing that it is a bad word , but with no real ba dreaction from our surounding ( and everybodu knows what this word means). But sometime , when visiting the USA , or being around english speaking people , the word will come out by accident , and we realise by the looks of these people how bad we were !

 

[Aidensmom]

Anyone else have any theories?

 

[Goobergal99]

Hmmm..... this sounds like a George Carlin skit

 

[Steve Hurley]

Hmmm..... this sounds like a George Carlin skit

Exactly...I always wondered who said the 7 words you can't say on TV first and who told them they were bad words. This has been bugging me since my mother first washed my mouth out with soap.