Humorous educational video for those not easily offended by the ‘F’ word
In ‘Madman Volume 1’ by Michael Allred, Frank thinks… ‘Sometimes I wish I could cuss. There are times cussing might be appropriate. Oh Fuf-fuf-fuf-fart! One thing I find curious is that I have a hard time saying the.. you know… the “F’ word. Heck I can’t say it at all. I notice a lot of people can say it like an exclamation mark! If I even start to say it, a road block drops down in my mind and I nearly bite my tongue off. Maybe my upbringing. It’s strange how much strength words carry. A word that, by definition, describes an act of union and love becomes a word used out of hatred and anger… If only words were just that. Only words.‘
I think cussing’s never appropriate – because it is verbal aversion at play, unless somehow it can do much good when used without aversion. If Frank never knew that the ‘F’ word had evolved to be a vulgar expression in popular lingo, would he still have a hard time saying it? Is it not self-censorship due to preconceptions at play? Words do carry much power – but often only as much power as we attribute to it, that we say them with. For instance, it is still possible to use the ‘F’ word in a gentle appropriate way, in its original context, as it was meant for, instead of uttering it with harshness.
The ‘F’ word is very interesting – because while it is supposed to represent sex, it is almost always said angrily these days. Is it verbal ‘sex and violence’ rolled into one? How did it become this way? If we take sex and violence to be expressions of strong attachment and aversion, it makes some sense. The ‘F’ word is usually used in extreme situations to express exasperation or even surprise – in moments when strong attachment and/or aversion arise(s).
This word is now so commonly used all over the world that it has become the classic English cuss word of our times. So ubiquitous is it in urban speech that its strength or ability to shock has lessened over time. But it gets really personal when one’s name is placed after it – “F*ck _____!’ It’s like a case of ‘naming the demon’ – that is your ego, which flares up upon hearing this because it simply cannot stand being insulted! Words are never just words. They are among the most primary yet abstract forms we relate to in our minds – that we cling to – especially our names. (By the way, I don’t use the word in writing or speech. Am just fascinated by its versatility!)
Related Article:
Review of the Documentary ‘F*ck’
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