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I essentially agree with both of your posts: only I can control my reaction to any situation, including what someone says to me. At the same time, I think we have to preserve some meaning in our vocabulary, in general, in order for language to be possible - and yes, in general I would agree it's more complicated than simple word choice. The only real reason I can see to justify the retention of taboo language is essentially a point that xepherys] brought up: discipline. I think we use it indoctrinate our children with the notion of discpline, as a mental exercise, so that the fundamentals of that lesson will bleed into discipline in action and so forth. Maybe?
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