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ghost_stalker · Sep 6, 2005, 12:26 am

Everywhere I go I see censor ship of so-called 'bad' words. (yeah you know the ones)
But why are they censored? How are they any different from any other word?
Isnt censoring these certain words a sign of publicly acceptable ignorance?

(im still no good at starting topics)

Gorgo · Sep 6, 2005, 08:07 am

What's funny too is how some words are now accepted. When I was a kid, you couldn't say "damn" on television. We tried to do a play when I was in high school, and the teacher had to censor out the one swear word - "damn" - out of the play. Blackboard Jungle was the play, I think.

Slowly that word and many others have been accepted. Why? Are they not as injurious to our health? Why can we now say "Ass" and "Bitch" and even "piss?"

grandpa · Sep 6, 2005, 08:15 am

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Quote by: Gorgo

What's funny too is how some words are now accepted. When I was a kid, you couldn't say "damn" on television. We tried to do a play when I was in high school, and the teacher had to censor out the one swear word - "damn" - out of the play. Blackboard Jungle was the play, I think.

Slowly that word and many others have been accepted. Why? Are they not as injurious to our health? Why can we now say "Ass" and "Bitch" and even "piss?"

Probably because our society has evolved to a point where it realizes words aren't as deadly as previously imagined.

Grandpa h.

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ghost_stalker Igneous Magma Location: Aurora, Co Posts: 353	Why are 'bad' words considered 'bad'?? Everywhere I go I see censor ship of so-called 'bad' words. (yeah you know the ones) But why are they censored? How are they any different from any other word? Isnt censoring these certain words a sign of publicly acceptable ignorance? (im still no good at starting topics)

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Gorgo BANNED-Warned multiple times about instigating. User then reported topics multiple times to mess with staff. Posts: 4,412	What's funny too is how some words are now accepted. When I was a kid, you couldn't say "damn" on television. We tried to do a play when I was in high school, and the teacher had to censor out the one swear word - "damn" - out of the play. Blackboard Jungle was the play, I think. Slowly that word and many others have been accepted. Why? Are they not as injurious to our health? Why can we now say "Ass" and "Bitch" and even "piss?"