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cussing

Swearing as a rule doesn't bother me; my parents swear way more than I do. This may come as a surprise, but I'm not really a fan of derogatory swear words with social imbalances at the core (eg. bitch, faggot).
 
Well, I'm totally okay with cussing sometimes, but I won't freak out when someone says the word 'bitch' or 'fuck'. And when I do cuss, it'll be more like "Shit. I left my assignment at home." Rather than directing the word at someone, like "That girl is such a bitch." And then again, I'm 12, so I barely cuss.
 
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I don't feel either way with cussing. My upbringing makes me dislike it in general, but occasionally I kinda let peer pressure get to me, combined with the fact that most people cuss at school, and I occasionally cuss without meaning too. It's just become so mainstream and over used that I feel like swear words have lost their power.
 
See, I feel almost exactly the same. At school the other day, I meant to say "What the heck?! My stupid computer isn't working!!" But I, without meaning to, replaced "heck" with "fuck".

And I have been around cuss words my whole life, so I really don't find them a big deal. And yes, swear words have almost grown nonchalant, which explains why they occasionally slip out without me meaning to.
 
"Well, I'm totally okay with cussing sometimes, but I won't freak out and have a spaz attack when someone says the word 'bitch' or 'fuck'."

Please don't say this! :c That's a different story.
 
There was a study done that I found out about in one of the science magazines I like to read. It may have been Scientific American Mind or Psychology Today, I forget. But anyway, it shows swear/curse/cuss words almost cease to be words to our brains. The study involved putting subjects in an area of discomfort or pain. One group was urged to shout a swear word, and one was urged to not say anything (there was a control group urged to shout a normal, non-curse word). The subject was put under a brain scanner or somesuch. The study showed that those who swore were able to tolerate the pain more and that a different area of their brain lit up, showing it was active. Interesting, no?

I personally see no problem with it. Polite, no, but not really punishable either. Here's a rather tactful opinion on swearing/censorship that's more or less the same as mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFZUFX95kE.
 
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