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'''Profanity''', also known as '''bad language''', '''swearing''', '''cursing''', or '''cussing''' or '''vulgarity''', is the usage of [[word]]s which are considered to be offensive or abusive. Its use is taboo in polite or formal environments, and more commonly accepted in informal contexts. The word "profanity" comes from the word "profane", which means that which is not sacred. | '''Profanity''', also known as '''bad language''', '''swearing''', '''cursing''', or '''cussing''' or '''vulgarity''', is the usage of [[word]]s which are considered to be offensive or abusive. Its use is taboo in polite or formal environments, and more commonly accepted in informal contexts. The word "profanity" comes from the word "profane", which means that which is not sacred. | ||
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Over time, the perceived offensiveness of some expressions has changed. Up to the twentieth century the most offensive terms were religious. Many exclamations we find completely inoffensive are euphemistic renditions of blasphemy. The twentieth century saw a shift to sexual terms as the most offensive. Recently racial terms have grown in their offensiveness (the "N" word was commonplace and acceptable until the mid-nineteenth century, it is now too offensive even for use in male-only settings) due to [[political correctness]]. <ref>http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/751/Nigger.html</ref> | Over time, the perceived offensiveness of some expressions has changed. Up to the twentieth century the most offensive terms were religious. Many exclamations we find completely inoffensive are euphemistic renditions of blasphemy. The twentieth century saw a shift to sexual terms as the most offensive. Recently racial terms have grown in their offensiveness (the "N" word was commonplace and acceptable until the mid-nineteenth century, it is now too offensive even for use in male-only settings) due to [[political correctness]]. <ref>http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/751/Nigger.html</ref> | ||
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| − | + | In [[Buddhist]] [[morality]], the [[Five Precepts]], which are required to receive as a formal [[oath]] or [[vow]] in order to be a Buddhist (unlike many [[liberal]]s who call themselves Buddhists while ignoring [[morality]]), specifically forbid lewd or lascivious speech ([[profanity]]) in the Fourth Precept which also forbids [[lying]], [[gossip]] or "divisive speech" and [[anger|harsh speech]]. | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[No Cussing Club]] | * [[No Cussing Club]] | ||
* [[HBO]] - known more than any other TV network for its extreme use of profanity, e.g Deadwood, with an average of 1.56 utterances of the "F" word per minute of footage.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_10191/| title = Cussing and Fighting | first = Carl | last = Swanson | date = April 12, 2004 | work = [[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] |accessdate=January 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kay | first=Jeff | work=West Virginia Surf Report | url=http://www.thewvsr.com/deadwood.htm | title=The Number of F's In Deadwood | accessdate = May 25, 2007}}</ref> | * [[HBO]] - known more than any other TV network for its extreme use of profanity, e.g Deadwood, with an average of 1.56 utterances of the "F" word per minute of footage.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_10191/| title = Cussing and Fighting | first = Carl | last = Swanson | date = April 12, 2004 | work = [[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] |accessdate=January 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kay | first=Jeff | work=West Virginia Surf Report | url=http://www.thewvsr.com/deadwood.htm | title=The Number of F's In Deadwood | accessdate = May 25, 2007}}</ref> | ||
| − | * [[Hollywood values]] | + | * [[Hollywood values]]: [[HBO]] is most famous for its frequent profanity |
| − | * [[San Francisco values]] | + | * [[San Francisco values]] and [[Homosexual agenda]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Liberal Traits]] | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberal Media]] | ||
Revision as of 17:22, January 6, 2015
Profanity, also known as bad language, swearing, cursing, or cussing or vulgarity, is the usage of words which are considered to be offensive or abusive. Its use is taboo in polite or formal environments, and more commonly accepted in informal contexts. The word "profanity" comes from the word "profane", which means that which is not sacred.
Profane words tend to involve certain near-universal subjects: filth, particularly human waste; forbidden sexual practices; and blasphemous treatment of the sacred. However, it is the words themselves, and not the concepts they represent, which cause offense, as there are numerous words to signify any taboo subject, with varying levels of acceptability. Among profane words, there exist at least two levels of offensiveness. There are also, in many languages including English, euphemisms such as darn, drat, gosh, frap and so on.
Over time, the perceived offensiveness of some expressions has changed. Up to the twentieth century the most offensive terms were religious. Many exclamations we find completely inoffensive are euphemistic renditions of blasphemy. The twentieth century saw a shift to sexual terms as the most offensive. Recently racial terms have grown in their offensiveness (the "N" word was commonplace and acceptable until the mid-nineteenth century, it is now too offensive even for use in male-only settings) due to political correctness. [1]
Profanity in Buddhism
In Buddhist morality, the Five Precepts, which are required to receive as a formal oath or vow in order to be a Buddhist (unlike many liberals who call themselves Buddhists while ignoring morality), specifically forbid lewd or lascivious speech (profanity) in the Fourth Precept which also forbids lying, gossip or "divisive speech" and harsh speech.
See Also
- No Cussing Club
- HBO - known more than any other TV network for its extreme use of profanity, e.g Deadwood, with an average of 1.56 utterances of the "F" word per minute of footage.[2][3]
- Hollywood values: HBO is most famous for its frequent profanity
- San Francisco values and Homosexual agenda
External Links
- Why Do We Love Profanity?, Brent Bozell, GOPUSA, January 30, 2009
References
- ↑ http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/751/Nigger.html
- ↑ Swanson, Carl (April 12, 2004). Cussing and Fighting. New York Magazine. Retrieved on January 10, 2014.
- ↑ Kay, Jeff. The Number of F's In Deadwood. West Virginia Surf Report. Retrieved on May 25, 2007.