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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:57 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:16 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:28 pm
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As with any other kind of language, context is key.
Words aren't inherently evil or bad, but many of them are loaded, especially if they have a particularly painful history. The words "f*****t" or "f**" aren't necessarily offensive, but given that they are so frequently wielded as a weapon to inflict pain, it can be hard to see them as meaningless.
Intention matters, too. Although I'm not offended by the words in general, neither would I appreciate being called a f*****t by someone intending to insult me. It's not the word itself that bothers me, it's the intended meaning behind it. Same goes for queer; it's a word that is often used pejoratively, but it's also being reclaimed. I usually refer to myself as queer, queer studies is a branch of sociology, and it's not uncommon for people to refer to the "queer community", none of which is meant in a negative way.
Quote: Also, notably, the casual English languages is seemingly becoming a bit more "racy" so to speak. People aren't shy about their word choices as much as they would've been say 10 to 20 years ago. There seems to be a general trend of desensitizing foul language, do you think the "F" word is one to follow? Hmm. I'm not sure I necessarily agree. I think that perhaps we just use different "foul" language now than we used to.
In general, people today are less concerned with certain forms of etiquette and manners than they used to be, and that includes the taboo against certain words. On the other hand, we now have other, newer rules of etiquette, ones that were inapplicable back in the day. LIKE HOW IT'S RUDE TO TALK ALL IN CAPS TO AT SOMEONE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE YELLING. x3
More related to the topic at hand, it's also generally unacceptable now to use racial slurs in casual speech, something I wish my grandmother would remember. .___.
Nice observation. This actually ties in well with something you brought up in another thread, that masculinity is perceived positively for men, but not femininity.
Slut and f*****t are almost two sides of the same coin.
No matter how many people a man sleeps with, he's not likely to be called a slut, and on the off chance that he is, it's usually meant in jest. Women, on the other hand, can be labelled as sluts or whores based on their appearance and demeanour, regardless of their sexual history. sweatdrop In other words, it's "acceptable" for men to be sexual (something that's associated positively with masculinity), but not women.
The word f*****t, on the other hand, is used to imply that someone is gay or feminine, both of which are traits that are seen as antithetical to manliness, and therein lies the intended insult.
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:39 pm
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Taeryyn Nice observation. This actually ties in well with something you brought up in another thread, that masculinity is perceived positively for men, but not femininity. Slut and f*****t are almost two sides of the same coin. No matter how many people a man sleeps with, he's not likely to be called a slut, and on the off chance that he is, it's usually meant in jest. Women, on the other hand, can be labelled as sluts or whores based on their appearance and demeanour, regardless of their sexual history. sweatdrop In other words, it's "acceptable" for men to be sexual (something that's associated positively with masculinity), but not women. The word f*****t, on the other hand, is used to imply that someone is gay or feminine, both of which are traits that are seen as antithetical to manliness, and therein lies the intended insult. Thank you emotion_dowant You tied my two posts together nicely too. My psychology of gender professor actually pointed out the same trends in how people insult others according to their gender. I don't remember if research supports it, or if we were just having an open discussion based on experience, but the best way to insult men is to insult their manhood, and the best way to insult women is to make sexual assumptions about them, and sometimes to even threaten them in a sexual manner - oy vey.
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:46 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:49 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:01 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:19 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:19 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:59 pm
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