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Thursday, October 27, 2005 Oh F*ck! Those ladies at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books are having some fun analyzing the word fuck as well as other "colorful" phraseology. They explore the entymology and subsequent modifications through history of such interesting words as tit, shit and cock. So why this in-depth analysis of "bad words?" As the ladies explain, " Bad words are powerful, and people tend to have strong reactions to them, whether it’s disgust, disdain or laughter." One of the funnier comments comes from E. D.'Trix, who recounts a show from Penn & Teller's "Bullshit" where a woman tried launching a no-swearing campaign with an amusing reaction: One woman had made up a no swearing logo and was pasting them on hats, t-shirts and signs that she was forcing all over town to signify no swear zones. One of the highlights of the show was her bringing one into her hairsalon to her “good friend”. The friend looked at the sign and said “well, shit!”. It. Was. Awesome. As Penn explained, this was the friends subtle way of telling the woman she was an idiot, LOL. Then further down: The woman was also full of helpful hints as to what to say or do instead of swearing. She suggested that instead of taking the Lord’s name in vain (Jesus Christ! Oh God! God damn it, etc.), we should instead profane another God. I shit you not. She suggested swearing “Oh Buddha!”. Whay profane your own God when there are so many others to degrade? So, why do cuss words have such power? It's all subjective really. As the ladies note, one person's euphemism can still elicit a strong reaction. Therefore, even innocuous words like heck may be anathema to some folk. And as the ladies further point out, it's not the word, but rather the intent, that's important. So euphemisms be damned. Which reminds me of an episode of The Jeffersons. In the ep, Florence was dating a staid minister who was trying to make over the sassy, outspoken Florence into a meek "saved" woman. Of course, this conversion entailed no swearing. Even words like darn were off limit, because as the minister explained to a snarky George Jefferson (just paraphrasing here; my memory's faulty), "you may say darn, but we all know you mean something else." Anyway, by the end of the ep, George and Flo had so frustrated the minister, that he let slip a Damn!, which prompted the following from an amused George, "Don't worry Reverend, we all know you meant Darn." That was a hell of a show. Sorry, meant heck.
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