Freudian Explanations of Swearing

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The discussion explores cultural differences in swearing across various countries, referencing Freudian theories on the psychological implications of these differences. It includes perspectives on the offensiveness of specific terms and the associations they carry within different cultures.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant outlines a hierarchy of offensive swearing terms in different countries, suggesting that cultural context influences the severity of these terms.
  • Another participant expresses confusion about the initial claims regarding swearing in different cultures.
  • A participant elaborates on the idea that swearing reflects psychological traits of cultures, proposing that Freud might interpret these differences as indicative of underlying psychological issues.
  • Concerns are raised about the accuracy of the claim that "blood" associations are the most offensive in the UK, with examples from popular culture suggesting otherwise.
  • Another participant argues that sexual swear words are more offensive than blood-related terms in the UK, based on personal experience.
  • A participant acknowledges a possible error in their previous claims about English swearing and invites input from individuals familiar with swearing habits in Germany, the Netherlands, or Finland.
  • One participant expresses a positive view of Finnish swearing, describing it as "tasteful."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the offensiveness of specific swearing terms in the UK, and there are differing views on the implications of swearing in relation to Freudian psychology. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the accuracy of cultural swearing habits.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include potential biases in personal experiences shared by participants and the lack of empirical evidence to support claims about cultural swearing habits.

eNtRopY
Here is the swearing order for different countries, organized from most offensive insult to least offensive.

USA: fvck association (e.g. fvcker, cvnt, d:ck), sh:t association

UK: blood association, fvck association, sh:t association

the Netherlands: disease association (e.g. go get cancer, you are a sufferer of typhus), sh:t association, fvck association

Germany: sh:t association, fvck association

Finland: cvnt association (e.g. horse's cvnt (means bull sh:t), go pull a cvnt over your head (means fvck off), go smell cvnt (means fvck you)), ol'factory association (e.g. go smell cvnt, go smell sh:t)

According to Freud, I think we could savely say that the Germans must have an anal fixation... how weird!

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im not too sure what your talking about at all
 
Originally posted by einsteinian77
im not too sure what your talking about at all

I'm saying that different cultures swear differently. For instance, in America, when a person is really angry he will call someone a fvcker. If he/she is less angry, he/she might use the term sh:thead instead. In America, the word fvck is more offensive than the word sh:t. In Germany, the words sh:t and @ss are considered more offensive than the word fvck. In England, the most offensive names to use involve the word blood. In the Netherlands, the most offensive names involve a disease like cancer or typhus. In Finland, most insults somehow involve the word cvnt.

So, my point is that Freud would probably say these trends reflect something about the psychology of the group. Perhaps, he would say that Germans have an anal fixation, or the Finns have issues with the female anatomy, or the English are a bunch of repressed psycho-killers. Who knows? I'm just pointing out the facts.

eNtRopY
 
i find it interesting, but you might want to check your sources. i mean, how can "blood" assosiation by the worst in england? in the harry potter movies the friends always say "BLOODY HELL!".
 
Blood association isn't the strongest form of swearing in the UK. A lot of people say "bloody" and hardly anyone takes offence. We also use sodomy swear words such as "bugger" and "sod" (as in "sodomite"). These are kind of on the same level as blood association. From my experience of life here, it would be sexual swear words, followed by faecal swear words, and then blood/sodomy.
 
Okay, perhaps I was wrong concerning the English swear words.

Anyone from Germany, the Netherlands, or Finland want to dispute my claims about the swearing habits in your country?

eNtRopY
 
I like the Finnish ones. Very tasteful.
 

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