the bad words
First of all, words are not bad. It takes emotional filters to make them seem bad. It takes intent on the part of the speaker, even of the listener, to make a word bad. Lenny Bruce said it well in his 'Hard Words' bit. It's accessible in this article on the topic. https://medium.com/applaudience/lenny-bruce-are-there-any-niggers-here-tonight-71c6cf9f2a2c George Carlin is also mentioned in the article, as he also spoke of the power of words to hurt and manipulate--or not. All that said by way of... Sign in to see full entry.