As children we’re told not swear…that it’s bad and that we’ll have our mouths washed out with soap if we do it again. Well at least I was! But was that just back then…or is it to do with the fact that we try to protect children’s innocence?
To be honest, nowadays it’s become like a second language, than something frowned upon. You can’t go anywhere really without being bombarded with swearing and swearing slang. Even with clothing labels, celebrities and companies take advantage of the fact that swearing has become second nature and less of a cliché.
But in my mind it depends on the context, depends on who you’re with or what you’re discussing. I mean if I was with my 3 year old niece, at work or with grandparents I wouldn’t even dream of mentioning a swear word. It’s just not done. Why I’m not sure…it’s just not, it’s still deemed bad behaviour in those sorts of context.
It has been hypothesized that swearing can reduce the physical feeling of pain. Richard Stephens (Scientist) said:
"We think it could be part of the flight or fight response. In the volunteers who swore, we also found they had an elevated heart rate, so it could be increasing their aggression levels. Increased aggression has been shown to reduce people's sensitivity to pain, so it could be swearing is helping this process." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5803300/Swearing-can-reduce-the-feeling-of-pain.html
So maybe now it’s not about the fact that it’s ‘bad behavior’ to swear but it’s becoming apart of everyday life…just in the right context. Who knows how it will be in 20years…?
To be honest, nowadays it’s become like a second language, than something frowned upon. You can’t go anywhere really without being bombarded with swearing and swearing slang. Even with clothing labels, celebrities and companies take advantage of the fact that swearing has become second nature and less of a cliché.
But in my mind it depends on the context, depends on who you’re with or what you’re discussing. I mean if I was with my 3 year old niece, at work or with grandparents I wouldn’t even dream of mentioning a swear word. It’s just not done. Why I’m not sure…it’s just not, it’s still deemed bad behaviour in those sorts of context.
It has been hypothesized that swearing can reduce the physical feeling of pain. Richard Stephens (Scientist) said:
"We think it could be part of the flight or fight response. In the volunteers who swore, we also found they had an elevated heart rate, so it could be increasing their aggression levels. Increased aggression has been shown to reduce people's sensitivity to pain, so it could be swearing is helping this process." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5803300/Swearing-can-reduce-the-feeling-of-pain.html
So maybe now it’s not about the fact that it’s ‘bad behavior’ to swear but it’s becoming apart of everyday life…just in the right context. Who knows how it will be in 20years…?
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