Why swear words can be good?

in onprofanity •  7 years ago  (edited)

Michael Adams, the author of In Praise of Profanity, says,
"Bad words are unexpectedly useful in fostering human relations because they carry risk....We like to get away with things and sometimes we do so with like-minded people."

He also argues too that profanity has many useful social functions including "bring[ing] us together." There's an intimacy to cursing, precisely because you know that you're not supposed to do it. My son understands that by swearing in front of him, his mom is reaffirming her trust in him; this is something that can be shared between the two of them, but isn't to be repeated in school (please god).34650049093_b6d8f13469_z.jpg

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I don't know, I guess as a way of venting frustration it can be good for the soul. However, I feel like trying to be spiritual is a better road traveled. Because one would see that they wouldn't be needed anymore in a state of tranquility. Almost like being able to outgrow it in a way.

It is really hard to believe that such swear words can be scientifically proven useful. However, profanity is just still beyond reach to me. I personally can not bear with those words, let alone bonding with them...

We give meaning and effect to the words we invoke. Likewise, we are fully capable of controlling the effect any word has on us despite the fact that we are trained to react in certain ways to certain words in certain contexts within certain cultures and doctrines. Whatever the word, we give it meaning and power either through our processing and reaction, either on auto pilot mode or on a fully conscious mode - that is the decision we are faced with.

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