Why are swear words offensive?

“Dirty” Words For a word to qualify as a swear word it must have the potential to offend — crossing a cultural line into taboo territory. As a general rule, swear words originate from taboo subjects. This is pretty logical. The topic is off-limits, so the related words aren’t meant to be spoken either.

Can you swear on American TV?

Federal law prohibits obscene, indecent and profane content from being broadcast on the radio or TV.

Is Bloody a bad word in America?

Usage outside the UK. Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time. The word was dubbed “the Australian adjective” by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894. The word as an expletive is seldom used in the United States of America.

Is foul language acceptable in a movie?

Of all the things that viewers and the MPAA movie ratings board can find objectionable in a movie, the use of foul language has to be the most confounding.

Why is swearing so popular in movies?

Swearing is an easy way to express emotion. It can be used for humorous purposes, but also for dramatic purposes. Plus a lot of audience members like hearing swearing, especially teenagers. This explains why TV shows like Stranger Things and movies like It – both of which appeal to teenagers – use swearing.

Why is about time so bad at the box office?

Because the movie features about five F words and a brief scene in which sex acts are graphically mentioned for effect that the director intended to be comical (but isn’t). Right now, ABOUT TIME is utterly bombing at the box office, with less than $12 million to its name after three weeks of release.

Why does the media have its own language?

It is like a 4th grader that just learned a new dirty word. The language exists because the elites who control media (and pretty much everything else) want to create a stupefied,uneducated,numbed and bovine population that is unable to critically think.

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