Originally Posted by WMR
Originally Posted by Beaver10
Originally Posted by WMR
Originally Posted by jackmountain
I simply wondered how human beings become socially conditioned to be offended by a sound. The ear hears buck, cuck, duck, luck, muck, puck, ruck, suck, tuck, yuk and it’s all good, but [bleep] is offensive?


Pretty obtuse answer. You gonna react the same when someone flips your wife the bird as you would with a friendly wave? After all, it’s just a gesture.


That’s a ridiculous comparison.

The same could be said about a word and the context of it’s use.

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Calling the spoken word just “a sound” ignores that it is intended to communicate an idea. A gesture, likewise, is more than a hand movement. The OP will get it. He’s not a moron.

Edited to add: Your point about context is well taken. I agree.


Didn’t see your edit until after I posted.

All good, here.

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