When do you think people will stop using the word F.A.G.?
360361
Some people will probably never stop using that word and just continue to show their prejudice and ignorance. It won't do you any good to stoop to their level though, you can be the bigger person and ignore them in their immaturity. I don't call people out of their names because I feel like everyone already has a hard enough time living as it is without having to deal with other people talking bad about them.
1165780
No, a lot of times they are just regular words that become associated with bad things, or become slang for bad things. you know, one person says something, then everybody around you is saying it, like a domino effect.\n\nthe infamous S word was acctually an acronym. cow dung and fertilizer was shipped via the cargo hold of a ship, but they could not risk it to get wet, so it could not be on a low level. the poo boxes were marked with Ship High In Transit.\n\ncold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey IS Not acctally a lewd comment. the brass monkey was the thing that cannon balls sat in, and when it froze, it contracted, causing all the balls to fall off.\n\nthe middle finger began in the revolutionary war- when a french archer was caught, (it might be the other way around) the brits would chop off his middle finger. when the brits started to lose, the french would ride by and gloat, by showing off their intact middle finger.  \n\nfun, huh? I don't remember anymore, but basically it is a word evolution. its just made up and gains meaning.\nnobody knew what n00b meant ten years ago...
815602
Being called 'b*tch' is now somewhat popular. If you don't like it, tell them.
1165367
It's sad to hear people swear and to know that is is more the rule than the exception anymore.  It makes a person look unintellegent, and without creativity.  \n   My grandfather was a man who had his temper, but never cussed.  Then one day, someone did something and he said that one word, it had alot more power to it.  That is my outlook on all cuss words; if you use them all the time they lose their significance or power, but if you reserve the use of them for that whole other level of your frustration they have a little more impact.
144939
No particular person decides, it's more a choice of society. Any word that comes across "valgure" is nominated. The truth is cuss words are a way of someone expressing his/her feelings, and that's freedom of speech... isn't it?
621209
One thing to keep in mind is that the words that are okay today are the "non-PC" words of tomorrow. It's funny how terms come in and go out of vogue. \n\n(For example, people used to use the word, "dwarf" for someone suffering "dwarfism" -- now the term is "little person." Eventually people will tire of that, the term will be decried as bad, and another one will be chosen.)\n\nSome people understand this and see terms like "retarded" as just words, and aren't offended by its general usage. Other people are more sensitive and will become heavily offended. It's strange how different the sorts of reaction can be -- sometimes VERY strong in either direction, all over the same word. \n\nI usually just try to remain aware of why I use certain words, and which situations might demand a higher level of sensitivity even if the word doesn't bother me particularly.
968070
You know what.  You're right.  I mean, way back when, when the British used the acronym F.U.C.K. for rape victims, it wasn't a bad word and now it is.  And we do have so many crazy rules and regulations.  People should have common sense enough to at least follow the 10 rules God gave us.  Those are really the only rules we need to live by anyway.  Like thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, thou shall not commit adultery, etc., etc..... It's crazy and I do not know why we have so many rules to follow.  So, sorry I couldn't really answer it.
105295
What do you mean, what words have gone, that is disappeared, *from* English, or what words have come *into* English usage in the past 30 years.  If the latter, the words are legion: pick just about anything from the technology sphere:  "laptop", "palmtop", "INTERNET".\n\nAs for words that have disappeared, that is harder, because like the song says about "old fashioned love songs", there's "no need in bringing them back 'cause they're never really gone."  The only word that comes to mind right now is a word usage.  I don't think anybody says "gay" as a synonym for "happy" anymore, since the word has acquired a different meaning.  Also, few people use the word "cripple" as a noun describing a person anymore; it's not PC; we use "disabled" instead.
925954
Hopefully it will just go away quietly soon enough.  Not until the majority of people are taught a bit about critical thinking though.
133604
I don't think it is, but sometimes people get uppity when I say it.  Especially if there's a kid in the room.  It can be bad if said with a certain tone and in a certain situation, but I don't think it is generally bad and people need to relax about it.  There are a lot of awfully worse words and phrases out there to devote your energy to.
1062615
It is in educated people.  If the group doesn't use proper terms and normally uses slang in speach the it will not be as common.\n\nA definition is below.
487022
when you stop referring to them as children!!!
1095472
for sure, people use that word to easily.\n\nthey dont realize that "pimps " are usely very bad people who force women to have sex with "customers" and take the money for it.\n\nthey also are involved with child sex trafficking. which is one of the most abomidable practices on this planet.\n\nso when you say "you look pimp, dude" you are really saying "you look a like a child rapist, or a woman abuser."\n\ni would also like see women stop calling each other, Hoes,  Bitches, C**ts, sluts, and other demeaning words.\n\nand i would for damn surelike to see men stop using them!
859291
i just wrote a letter today to the editor of a newspaper on this very subject. when people make the statement that "blacks use it", they make it seem like its a universal thing throughout the entire black community. it is not!! a small segment of society, namely the hip-hop industry has taken to using this word. as usual, society had chosen to take the actions of the few to mean the attitude of the many. it is a hate filled, ugly, vile word that should not be used by anyone & it's especially ugly when used by young people who have no clue as to its origins. it is not a word that can be adapted or "taken back" or any of the other nonsense people (who are looking to capitalize on its usage) come up with.\n\nThe main think I want people to take away from this answer is that  ALL Blacks DO NOT USE THE WORD "NIGGER" NOR IS IT OKAY WITH US. Its usage IS AN ACT OF SELF-HATRED BY WEAK MINDED, IGNORANT INDIVIDUALS. \n\nSorry about the caps. I just hate to think that there are folks out there who think we all use this ugly word.
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I don't want to use it.. I think it's a tasteless word in my personal opinion.. but I have seen instances when I have been around black people where they use the word like I would say "Dude" in my own personal slang.\n\nI wouldn't want to use that term, it just isn't in my personal vocabulary.. I've asked this question before because I was curious as to why is it ok for this term to be used, or even accepted.. it appears to be sometimes.\n\nI know when I hear a word that is set in different tones what the meaning behind it is. When I have heard a white person say that word, it bothers me because I see it as a negative racial term.  But when I hear the word between two black people, it makes me curious as to why why why?\n\nCultures are different.. I don't know why others would want to use that specific word...but I do know there are many slang terms that seem to be universal in meaning.. this one is not one in my opinion.
951940
that's a silly word. just sound it out i guess. don't know how many times you'd use it in conversation, though.
196535
When you get so fed up with whatever it is that you just don't care anymore what anybody else does, thinks, or says. It's when you can honestly yell out "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!"  That's when enough is enough.