skree pedro says, "there was a time when i believed that cursing could communicate nothing that more mundane words could not" skree pedro says, "but then i studied linguistics, and american literature" skree pedro says, "and i realized that profanity is not only necessary, but brilliantly multifaceted" skree pedro says, "the appropriate application of profanity to an otherwise simple construction can transform it from inane blather to a masterwork" skree pedro says, "while you may disagree with its continued use, it is important to remember that the only reason that these words are considered to be offensive is that they are judeochristian taboos" skree pedro says, "while the word 'asshole' is inherently vulgar when used, the term 'anus,' similarly applied in medical texts, is not" skree pedro says, "these are important colloquialisms; the study of language would be woefully incomplete without profanity. the fact that 'curse words' have existed in various forms almost as long as has language is a fascinating one" skree pedro says, "the words, however, have changed over time" skree pedro says, "as have their meanings" skree pedro says, "therefore it is not the words which are forbidden, nor even the concepts; it is merely that there must exist in any given spoken language a set of words which are not to be used socially" skree pedro says, "it is a conflict not necessarily built into language but built into our usage of it. those who would use the 'banned words,' those who would condemn those who used them, and those who would ride the line between them." skree pedro says, "Using the words when fate deals them a bad hand, and setting a curse upon those who would continue to use them frivolously" skree pedro says, "from this perspective, it is perhaps then not a fundamental aspect specifically of language, but of humanity itself, representative through language" skree pedro says, "through the means of linguistic utility our societies of man have designed methods by which to persecute and rebel in the same breath" skree pedro says, "in this sense, profanity is indicative of the perennial class struggle; thsoe with it versus those without it, and those who fall between let to sort of stew without making any significant moral judgements for themselves" skree pedro sleep