so here’s something i’ve been thinking about lately. actually i’ve thought about it before. many times, in fact. but this time i just decided to write about it. i don’t get what the deal is with “cuss” words. at what point in history did “shit” become a bad word, while “poop” and “crap” (which mean the exact same thing) didn’t? now don’t get me wrong, there are some words i won’t say because of the social stigmas around them and because of the fact that i personally find them offensive. but would i find them offensive if i hadn’t been programmed from the beginning of my life to find them offensive?

another thing in regards to this. in Christian circles, many are under the delusion that “cussing” is a sin. now where did they get this, i wonder. true, the Bible says to avoid unclean speech, but this goes back to the original question. what makes “shit” more unclean than “crap”? is it merely the culture around us? if so, then why do we care what the culture thinks? aren’t we to set our eyes higher than merely what the people around us think about us? God sets no boundaries on what He deems “unclean speech” in the Bible (apart from taking His name in vain). the Hebrew Bible even uses the word “dung” many times throughout itself. what if Ezekiel had written “shit” in Hebrew instead of “dung”? would that somehow discredit the words even though “shit” may have not had the social stigmas back then that it does today?

personally, i wouldn’t consider using “cuss” words to be sin unless they a - take the Lord’s name in vain, or b - are said in a fit of anger. anger we know is a sin. saying “shit” because your angry is a sin. but if you say “crap” in a fit of anger, are you not also sinning? it’s not the word that makes the sin, it’s the motivation behind those words.

so i dunno. that’s just what i’ve kind of been thinking about today. and i know this was a lot of rambling, but that’s ok. you can deal with it. and like i said, there are certain words i won’t say. and it’s not like i use so-called “cuss” words rampantly or anything. i just have a problem with people (Christians, especially) who judge people because they use words that society has for some reason deemed “dirty” even though there is no reason for it.