New blog post on the Wongery: "The F Word"

https://www.wongery.com/blog/FWord

In which I discuss my opinion that my novel will be better if I put in some profanities, and the reasons why I'm reluctant to do so.

#wongery #thewongery #novel #writing #profanities #obscenities

On #profanities (& a$$ho*%s)

“People found calling someone an asshole an especially handy way of conveying & perhaps even venting their contempt for abusive authority figures who are not, for them, worthy of respect. Those who heard the metaphor invoked found it especially easy to grasp what the speaker meant: they meant not simply to vent feelings of contempt, but to invite an interpretation of their target that would make those feelings of contempt fully appropriate.”

https://philosophersmag.com/the-meaning-of-asshole/

A long, loong time ago I had an ex who wanted to convince me that women, me including, "shouldn't swear like a sailor". Wish I had this meme then.

On a more serious note, swearing is very important part of human language, it is meant to convey strong emotions. So it is better not to overuse it avoid losing its potency, but it can't and should't be eliminated from language entirely. And whenever a certain word/phrase is pushed out of use, another one steps in.

#swearing #profanities #language

‘I’m Not Your Field Ni—er’: #Angry #White #Men #Erupt at #Raucous #Council Meeting in #Kansas.

The men unleashed #Racist #Slurs, #Profanities at #Black #Mayor to Make Point About #FreeSpeech.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon

https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/07/15/angry-white-men-erupt-at-raucous-kansas-council-meeting/