Why are some words considered obscene while other words that refer to the same things are considered acceptable?Why is the the excrement more acceptable than shit? The word fuck has multiple uses. It can be used to refer to sexual intercourse, but we are told that people act like fuck is not a word that should be said in front of children. More children are hurt by hearing people say that homosexuality is wrong than they are by hearing someone say fuck. Why are vagina, penis and anus are more acceptable than some other words that refer to the same thing? There are words that are accepted as exclamations and others are not. We are told that is all right to say darn or shoot, but if we fuck, shit and sometimes damn some people are shocked. Some people teach their children to hate certain groups of people because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, race religious views, political views and for other reasons. It is this hate that is obscene. One person killing another because of hate is something that is discussed openly, but one person fucking another because of love is not supposed to be mentioned in polite society. Something is fucked up about that shit.
In the USA the prevalent attitude about nudity is not very healthy. Being taught to be ashamed of our bodies does more harm than seeing uncovered genitalia. Teaching healthier attitudes about sexuality would probably lessen the number of sexual assaults. There are many sexual acts that can be done to express love. I do not see anything wrong with consenting adults performing sex for fun though. Our sexuality and our bodies are not things of which we need to be ashamed.
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