What I think about swearing fuckin’ changed recently.

I’m doing a team project in my Cross-Cultural Journalism class, the project is on the terms; slut, bitch, and skank being used by young girls as terms of endearment for one another. Through the research we’ve done, I’ve come to the conclusion that using derogatory terms in both a fun, playful way and as terms of endearment; they are not destructive.

That’s not to say they’re never hurtful, or demeaning. Only that if you use them in a nice way, that you’re not hurting the person who you’re using the term with.

It’s also not to say that people won’t be offended, they will. People are offended by everything; there’s not an interesting thing you can say without someone being offended somewhere. This doesn’t mean they’re right. 

Words change over time, and become weaker with continued use. When I was little, damn had such strength as a swear word, but it’s much weaker now.

If you take in consideration what words do, think about what you say, and obviously aren’t trying to be hurtful or offensive; you should say what you want.

Intelligent Ignorance is going to document my thoughts, what I’m going through, and some music/fashion here & there.