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Offensive words of the future

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  • 04-05-2016 4:29pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 18,407 ✭✭✭✭


    In this day and age should certain words be considered offensive at all.
    There is an argument the use of offensive words legitimises thier use as a sluron one hand.
    On the other hand it can be argued that people can take ownership of a word and it becomes a badge of pride!
    There also seems to be a rule of thumb the when a section of people use a word that is offensive to thier people it becomes OK.

    I used to watch the TV series Deadwood set in the late 1800s America. For those who did not watch it there is a lot of modern contemporary swear words in it.
    The reason why was because if they used offensive words of the time period it would have sounded ridiculous. With a lot of "God Damns" and "Hell's"

    I was wondering what offensive words of the future will sound like since many of the now offensive words will lose thier potency.

    Could the boardsies invent some?

    I am sorry if boardsie is an offensive word! :)

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Flumpton


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    BallBag

    21/25



  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    "cyberpr*ck"

    "astrof*ckhead"

    "technoc*nt"

    "spacew*nker"

    "robob*stard"


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,591 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    moist


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,585 ✭✭✭✭osarusan




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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,591 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    "cyberpr*ck"



    "technoc*nt"

    my new favourite swearword


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    feminist








    :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    hairyslug wrote: »
    moist

    You disgust me!


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    feminist

    Probably, the way it is being used these days.


    Atheist.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    white male

    trigger

    fat


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,799 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    "cyberpr*ck"

    "astrof*ckhead"

    "technoc*nt"

    "spacew*nker"

    "robob*stard"

    Read them all in the voice of Alan Partridge for some reason


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Gorram reavers!


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭valoren


    ****
    ******** ******
    *****

    Ah **** looks like the swear filter was upgraded :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭JustShon


    "cyberpr*ck"

    "astrof*ckhead"

    "technoc*nt"

    "spacew*nker"

    "robob*stard"

    tumblr_lonlrpYz3a1qzx606.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,096 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    "Goodbye"
    "How dare you! Did you know that phrase comes from God be with you'? I'll have you know I'm an atheist and I will not have your religious views forced upon me! I bid you good day"
    "..."


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    valoren wrote: »
    ****
    ******** ******
    *****

    Ah **** looks like the swear filter was upgraded :(

    http://i.imgur.com/ttaT9sA.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    When the robots take over "artificial intelligence" will probably become offensive to them, along with "robot" probably. I don't think there is an inoffensive term for an intelligent, self aware machine.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    Read them all in the voice of Alan Partridge for some reason

    "Lesbefriends?"


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    Read them all in the voice of Alan Partridge for some reason

    You should read them all in the voice of Malcolm Tucker because that's were some of them came from

    "Aluminium Brushed Cyberprick" being a personal favourite


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Bambi wrote: »
    You should read them all in the voice of Malcolm Tucker because that's were some of them came from

    "Aluminium Brushed Cyberprick" being a personal favourite

    Damn, I thought I'd made that up!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭MarcoAntonio23


    Insignificunt


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭Stigura


    Christian.

    Jesus.

    God.

    You wait and see ....!


  • Registered Users Posts: 25,458 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Vegan


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,591 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    Frank

    To many Franks have ****ed me over in the past, they deserve to be considered a swear word


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Stigura wrote: »
    Christian.

    Jesus.

    God.

    You wait and see ....!

    To take the Lord's name in vain is already considered offensive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    I reckon we'll keep going through cycles of words that are currently PC terms becoming replaced and then being deemed offensive.

    African American
    Black (which is already debatable)
    Disabled
    Traveler
    Little person (which I still can't quite believe is a PC term now!)

    etc.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    codswollop


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    Keep going guys, some of these words are so fetch.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Keep going guys, some of these words are so fetch.
    some might say they are on fleek


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    I wonder when the first emoji will become an offensive word...


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