Monday 13 June 2011

Fuck Fuckidee Fuck: An Analysis

Just doing a little experiment to see if I get more views on this blog by having 'fuck' in the title. Sorry Mum, but I have to do it. I have to say it. Parents shield your eyes!



Swear words fucking rule. 

Sometimes you just have to drop an F Bomb or even the dreaded C word. Why, I myself uttered both of those colourful beauties today, and it was all very much worth it.
As I was at work, I said these two under my breath, but I was still swearing nonetheless. I felt like a cool kid. The 'F Bomb' can be used in almost every situation, as every type of word (adjective, noun etc) as seen in this video


Even the C Word has it's uses. It's especially cool when a feminist reclaims the word for her own, much like African Americans have reclaimed the 'N Word'. I use the C word when I am most pissed at the world, and it makes me feel better. Or when I stub my little toe. That shit hurts.

Sometimes you have to say the C Word
Now I'm not a language expert. I do not claim to know the origins of all these amazing words that colour our everyday speech. But I have to say that swearing makes life interesting. You can even swear without actually swearing. Because a swear word is just an exclamation. Like 'Golly Gosh!' or 'Cripes!'. I knew a girl once who said 'Flip!' instead of fuck. It was pretty cute. So why in fact is 'Flip' better than 'Fuck'. Who even decided which one was to be the swear word? I couldn't find the answer to this on Wikipedia, so I'm stumped. The probable reason is that the most common definition of 'fuck' is to have sexual intercourse.
And the definition of 'flip' is:


    flip
    adjective /flip/ 
    1. Glib; flippant
      • - he couldn't get away with flip, funny conversation
    exclamation /flip/ 
    1. Used to express mild annoyance <<<
      verb /flip/ 
      flipped, past participle; flipped, past tense; flipping, present participle; flips, 3rd person singular present
      1. Turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden sharp movement
        • - the yacht was flipped by a huge wave
        • - the plane flipped over and then exploded
      2. Move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden sharp movement
        • - she flipped off her dark glasses
        • - she flipped a few coins on to the bar
      3. Turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off
        • - he flipped a switch and the front door opened
      4. Toss (a coin) to decide an issue
        • - given those odds, one may as well flip a coin
        • - you want to flip for it?
      5. Buy and sell (something, esp. real estate or shares) quickly to make a profit
        • - within one week of starting I flipped a property for a quick $3,000 profit
      6. Access the nonpublic parts of (a website)
        • - if you want to learn who the main IT contact at a company is, just flip their Web site
      7. Suddenly become deranged or very angry
        • - he had clearly flipped under the pressure
      8. Suddenly become very enthusiastic
        • - I walked into a store, saw it on the wall, and just flipped
      noun /flip/ 
      flips, plural
      1. A sudden sharp movement
        • - the fish made little leaps and flips
      2. A quick look or search through a volume or a collection of papers
        • - a quick flip through my cookbooks
      3. A quick tour or pleasure trip
        • - I did a flip round the post-show party < This one is my favourite, I'm going to bring that shit into vogue.


    Which isn't very profane at all, to be honest.It's use as an exclamation 'to express mild annoyance' doesn't really stand up to the word fuck. So basically, very prudish people who are adverse to discussing the human need to copulate decided to make 'fuck' a profane word and censor it to death.

    But some people manage to slip by the radar. Like French Connection (fcuk), who used the profanity to successfully market themselves (even though they say it's the initials for French Connection United Kingdom).

    Also (although this one isn't as great) Britney Spears 'If You Seek Amy'. This is almost clever, but not exactly.
    If the lyrics made sense with the clever way the title sounds like 'F.U.C.K me', this song would be brilliant. But the line before says 'All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to', which is just plain obvious what Britney really means.

    One day I'm going to come up with something better than that, and I will post a blog as soon as I do.

    Just For You.
    xxx

    Teaser: Drew and Crowd at Brass Monkey Rally 2011. Stay Tuned.

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