Every society has its own taboos and regulations, even modern societies. For example in the Western world it is taboo for men to wear skirts (and women wearing pants in the past as well). However as a general rule most taboos have no laws regarding them. For example a man can wear a skirt legally and not be prosecuted, although they will be publicly stared at, laughed at, and sometimes condemned.
However there are a few subjects our public has no tolerance of which are probably not even bad at all in reality. One of the most famous of these are the use swear words in the media. Words like the 'f' word, the 'sh' word, and in some cases *** and the 'b' word have to be bleeped out. This is especially seen on national TV and many public outlets. Most Internet forums have these rule too, including Martial Talk
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But the truth of the matter is none of these words are really bad. Of course it would be foolish and disrespectful to use such words around your boss, business partners, teachers, or anyone else you are not chilling with. Then again so would words such as crap, stupid, anal, ect. The truth is that the main swear words have no more of a disrespectful tone than any other in reality. It would be equally disrespectful to yell at your boss saying "Screw you!" or "Sexual intercourse you!" as with yelling "**** you!" So why are these censored then? I understand that some people think society needs "protection" against "unpleasant disrespectful words" but why don't we censor other swear words such as stupid, idiot, screw, intercourse, or whatever on TV too? And why do we care about these words so much? After all they are just words! Who knows, maybe in some other country the 'f' word means something positive.
Another very silly taboo law is nudity. What is wrong with nudity? A lot of people like to equate nudity with pornography but that is a false comparison arising from the idea that nudity=sex. Our ancestors lived for thousands of years with no clothes and in these societies it is natural. Many cultures today are tolerant of naked people as in many it is a norm.
One common reason why people ban nudity is that many believe people can't control themselves when they see penises, vaginas, breasts, or testicles. However this clearly has not been how our ancestors have lived in the past. Our ancestors and many societies today see covering your penis as no worse as covering your feet or elbows. It is almost as if our society thinks it is unnatural to wear clothes. In reality though Nature did not design us for clothes. Rather, clothes are designed for us. They do help us survive in colder climates but there is nothing wrong with not wearing them.
Perhaps a major reason why our society has such strong taboos against nudity as an okay thing is the Judeo-Christian-Islamic idea that we are supposed to wear clothes because the creation story says that not wearing clothes is shameful. This probably is true to a certain extent.
Don't get me wrong though, I am no nudist and prefer wearing clothes to....well....not wearing clothes. But I don't see the problem with nudity. Sexual organs are just body parts. That is all they are. Covering them is really no different than covering your knees or hands.
There are many other silly taboo laws in our nation too that I haven't gotten into. Another one is the drinking age higher than the legal age (an age you can vote, run for mayor and other political offices, go to war and die, make contracts, marry, smoke, ect.), Don't Ask, Don't Tell is also another silly law (who gives crap if you are homosexual as it shouldn't effect military performance). I can go on and on but you get the point I hope.
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However there are a few subjects our public has no tolerance of which are probably not even bad at all in reality. One of the most famous of these are the use swear words in the media. Words like the 'f' word, the 'sh' word, and in some cases *** and the 'b' word have to be bleeped out. This is especially seen on national TV and many public outlets. Most Internet forums have these rule too, including Martial Talk
.But the truth of the matter is none of these words are really bad. Of course it would be foolish and disrespectful to use such words around your boss, business partners, teachers, or anyone else you are not chilling with. Then again so would words such as crap, stupid, anal, ect. The truth is that the main swear words have no more of a disrespectful tone than any other in reality. It would be equally disrespectful to yell at your boss saying "Screw you!" or "Sexual intercourse you!" as with yelling "**** you!" So why are these censored then? I understand that some people think society needs "protection" against "unpleasant disrespectful words" but why don't we censor other swear words such as stupid, idiot, screw, intercourse, or whatever on TV too? And why do we care about these words so much? After all they are just words! Who knows, maybe in some other country the 'f' word means something positive
.Another very silly taboo law is nudity. What is wrong with nudity? A lot of people like to equate nudity with pornography but that is a false comparison arising from the idea that nudity=sex. Our ancestors lived for thousands of years with no clothes and in these societies it is natural. Many cultures today are tolerant of naked people as in many it is a norm.
One common reason why people ban nudity is that many believe people can't control themselves when they see penises, vaginas, breasts, or testicles. However this clearly has not been how our ancestors have lived in the past. Our ancestors and many societies today see covering your penis as no worse as covering your feet or elbows. It is almost as if our society thinks it is unnatural to wear clothes. In reality though Nature did not design us for clothes. Rather, clothes are designed for us. They do help us survive in colder climates but there is nothing wrong with not wearing them.
Perhaps a major reason why our society has such strong taboos against nudity as an okay thing is the Judeo-Christian-Islamic idea that we are supposed to wear clothes because the creation story says that not wearing clothes is shameful. This probably is true to a certain extent.
Don't get me wrong though, I am no nudist and prefer wearing clothes to....well....not wearing clothes. But I don't see the problem with nudity. Sexual organs are just body parts. That is all they are. Covering them is really no different than covering your knees or hands.
There are many other silly taboo laws in our nation too that I haven't gotten into. Another one is the drinking age higher than the legal age (an age you can vote, run for mayor and other political offices, go to war and die, make contracts, marry, smoke, ect.), Don't Ask, Don't Tell is also another silly law (who gives crap if you are homosexual as it shouldn't effect military performance). I can go on and on but you get the point I hope
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