There’re better words to use in any situation.

To make the point more clear. As much as people tend to use it in the way they do for words such as ‘like’.

I mean people will just say f you, instead of thinking of a witty insult or express an emotion with more expression.

For example, say you want to express that a person is fat, which one is a more cutting way to tell someone they’re fat:

  1. “You’re a fat-f**k.”

  2. “Don’t bother trying to stand up. I know you haven’t done that in years.”

One more thing, As much as there is a time and place you don’t curse, it’s not a matter of “appropriateness” to me; what matters more is the impact of what’s said. I hope my example showcases that.

One last thing, - cause I just starting to realise this matter more to people than I thought it would (nothing wrong with that of course) - cursing doesn’t necessarily subtract from a remark as if it’s a negative number in a math problem, it’s just redundant for speaking (more often than not).

Southsamurai©sh.itjust.works gives a good example of cursing is bland as apposed to just using your brain.

Someone saying “I’m tired of this fucking rain” is more boring than someone saying “I really wish thor would give us a warning before bukkakeing the world”.

I just realise this will work as a post in a unpopular opinion space if that exist, lol.

  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
    18·
    3 months ago

    Scientific studies have shown that curse words relieve physical pain better than any alternatives.

    So there are some situations where anything else is an objectively worse option.

    ETA: I’m willing to bet the reason this is being downvoted is due to the holier-than-thou attitude you’re copping, OP. It’s also something of a classist-coded cliché to claim that people who curse lack vocabulary, intelligence, education, or creativity. This is, of course counter to the fact that studies have shown that people with higher intelligence are more likely to use salty language.

    • Mr_No_Swearing@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I guess don’t know how to break it to you that saying “f you” is not creative without being on a high horse then.

      Also, speaking of cope. To say that a person using curse words instead of a witty remark is somehow smart cause smart people use curse words doesn’t sound right but I don’t how else to interpret the ETA you made.

      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
        6·
        3 months ago

        I guess don’t know how to break it to you that saying “f you” is not creative without being on a high horse then.

        I give you a decent counterargument with some bonus alliteration and all you can muster is a strawman?

        Also, speaking of cope. To say that a person using curse words instead of a witty remark is somehow smart cause smart people use curse words doesn’t sound right but I don’t how else to interpret the ETA you made.

        You’ve reversed cause and effect here. I didn’t say that all people who curse are smart. I said smart people curse.

        You’ve argued from a cliché and from a strawman misrepresentation of my original point. I hope someday you look back and cringe at your small-minded pretentiousness in this thread.

        • Mr_No_Swearing@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          For the 1st point, all I read is that smart people curse, & I’m on a high-horse for pointing out cursing isn’t that creative.

          You don’t seem to refute that cursing isn’t super creative, so I fail to see the counter argument here.

          And if you going to say that I’m condescending for what was stated, then guilty as charge, I guess.

          For the sencond point, read again what you wrote me. I see “smart people are more likely to use curse words.”

          That doesn’t state when nor to what degree do they curse.

          Also my point is that there’s better words to use then swear words, I fail to see how it’s suppose to matter that smart people use swear words.

          Again I ask, does it make the swear word more intellient because someone smart says it as oppose to a witty remark?

          The best speakers tend to not use them if we’re going to bring who says what in this.

          3rd point, clichés exist for a reason. I hope that after you let out the steam (probably by cursing), you can see how - even in your rage - you thought of insults instead of cursing. Would hate to think it would show you as lacking brain power than the smart people cursing away somewhere.