The Culture Of Swearing

The n-word is considered one of the most vicious racial slurs in the English language today. True that the n-word is closely associated with slavery and the oppression of blacks. Even after the abolition of slavery the word still haunted African Americans, especially in more segregated areas; where blacks were viewed as inferior to whites. In recent years the n-word has become less of a malicious slur in parts of our country. Public figures who use the n-word run the risk of losing their jobs. However, since the 1960s African Americans have coined the term “nigga”, when addressing one another. The rise of hip hop culture also enhanced the use of the word-they felt as though they are using the word as a term of endearment. Critics of the

Despite that students now use profanity in their public schools and even more out of school, this could cause more children and teens to use the offensive language around their peers.

Besides literal uses for cuss words (as verbs), over two-thirds of all swearing is linked in expressing some kind of emotional connotation. These help with expressing the speaker’s anger, frustration, and surprise (“son of a bitch”, “f*ck me!”, “holy shit!”) which are done in emotional outbursts of these single words, also known as epithets. In addition profanity has a direct connection with emotional response in that when one utters one of these “worser words” it helps increase heart rate and work as an analgesic, showing how it can help manage emotional pain as it has a direct connection. One such emotional connection could be noted in the use of “FUBAR” (F*ucked up beyond all recognition) in the movie Saving Private Ryan to help the convey the soldiers emotions in how sick of they were of the war. Commonly physical fights take place to help express emotional pain or anger, these are normally avoided by voicing this anger through these taboo words. For example one can use name calling (bitch, asshole), or curse in the form of a put down (eat shit and die) all spur emotional responses and can help avoid physical confrontations by giving a voice to inner feelings. This is commonly seen in rap songs where many cuss words are used to unveil inner feelings. Such the rap group NWA used

    Everyday we read and hear profanity from books which we should shelter our children from having to learn more about the awful things we have in life. Having profanity in our everyday lives affects us in a negative way because if our children hear the foul language then there is a greater chance that children will pick up the words we would not like them to say. In the article “Potty-Mouthed” by Martin Chilton, states that swearing in Young Adult fiction is a controversial and complex issue. Young Adult fiction is controversial issue because some parent let their children read books that other parents would not agree with based on the language, violence, suicied and sexualactivity. A lot of teenage books have very mature points of view that some or most of our teens can not even

I love this saying from Washington he states something that I believe is true, profanity usage commonly used on a day to day is out of control. What one says and practices daily is who they are.

In the 20th century of course, it has become extremely offensive. It, along with cunt are just about the only taboo words in American discourse today (it's interesting that the most offensive terms have strong racial or gender discrimination components). About the only acceptable use is in Black English when African-Americans use it to refer to themselves.

This is why I think the original version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be taught. Because, that is how they talked back in the day, the n-word is only offensive if you think it is offensive, and it is a teenager to adult book not a kids book. So people shouldn’t be arguing for the kids because it is not a book meant for

Stated in the website of Teen Ink about the profanity "We would not be learning the true history if certain pieces of it and little details were ignored or left behind. In order to understand history to its most, we must learn from our mistakes and realize what we have done wrong. All language is beautiful in the right context" ("Should Of Mice"). With the use of profanity, young audiences can gain the knowledge and understand the history behind the words and why those words were used frequently at the time. This is significant for the young audiences to learn and to know that they must learn from the mistakes of using profanity and learning from it so that those words can't be repeated. This is also supported through the knowledge of racial slurs and offensive language in Teen Ink as the site states "If people do not read, learn, and understand how African-Americans were treated in the past, then history will most likely repeat itself. We must learn and understand our mistakes, in order to prevent them in the future" ("Should Of Mice"). With audiences exposed to offensive language and profanity at a young age, they would learn that these words are not appropriate and would likely not use these words. If young audiences don't gain the knowledge of these words, then history will repeat itself with people using the derogatory words. This also

I have pondered over these questions for a while and drawn the sad conclusion that it is almost near impossible to forcefully prohibit a word from people’s mouths. However, there are numerous amounts of words that are even more substantial and powerful than the “N” word which is forgiveness. Forgiveness allows people to become free, enjoy every aspect of their life, and grants the ability to move forward. At some point looking back in the past might happen but, it is an inspiring example of how far you have

Several studies took place in many different Western nations. Benjamin Bergen wanted more insight on profanity, and what it does to us as humans. Surveying many people helped him get information, and provided him with the insight he wanted. He was able to put Profanity into four categories. Praying, Fornacating, excreting, and slurring.

Why did our mouths used to be so clean? Well, according to research from Brigham Young University ‘Swearing in the Cinema: an Analysis of profanity in US teen-oriented movies, 1980-2006′ Not only is

On the first day of me breaking the norm of using profanity regularly I wanted to start around my friends; because I knew I would get some amazing responses from them. Each time an opportunity would come for me to use a phrase that involved profane language I would say “son of a mother” very loud. My friend’s faces were

Every parent out there wants absolutely nothing but the best for their children. In life, parents will do anything to make sure their kids have more than what they did. They strive to make sure their kids to do whatever it takes to become successful in this world. As you are raised, you are taught to never talk to strangers, always respect your elders, and never use profanity. Our parents were raised in a whole different domain before we were brought into this world. So many daily things have changed, from the way we turn on the television in the morning to how we get to school or work. Things have transformed; for example, explicit music was not criticized as much as it is now because music was very monitored back then. In those days, profanity wasn’t ever heard of because it was banned in almost every household. Music containing profanity does not appeal to most adults because of their maturity level and values in life; but it does appeal to teens because of their maturity level, rebellious behavior, and their naive mindset.

In many circles of the world, various groups of people distinguish themselves from one another through religion, language, culture, and sometimes gender. People also develop stereotypes about a particular group of people in order to identify them. However, most of the time, these stereotypes hold true for only some members of a group. Sometimes, these stereotypes are just plain misconceptions that do not even apply to the group it claims to. Stereotypes are placed on people because it is a way to easily identify what type of person or ethnicity an individual is. At one point in time, these stereotypes may have been true; however, in today’s modern society, most of these stereotypes are outdated and false, which leads them to turn into

Cussing and swearing seems as if it’s more acceptable now than it was a few years ago. Throughout the film, characters express their frustration using a series of cuss words further representing he culture that we live in