Forbidden Words
Mar 11, 2015
This week our topic is Forbidden Words! Now when we say forbidden, we don’t mean legally forbidden. This is, after all, still the friggin’ United States of America. And last I looked, we still enjoy the First Amendment right to say whatever we darn well please. We’re talking about morally forbidden words – words that hurt, insult, and demean.
Of course, there is that old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!” But that clearly seems wrong. Think of racial epithets, like the N-word. Or ethnic slurs, like the K-word. Or gender-based slurs like the B-word or C-word. That sort of language is incredibly hurtful.
Comments (1)
RepoMan05
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 -- 5:37 PM
There's no word that can't beThere's no word that can't be demeaning, cupcake.
See that?
Fking "cupcake" dude.....
If you ban enough words you........ ?