In 1939, at the end of Gone With The Wind, the final line spoken is 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'.
At the time this was considered quite shocking, since profanity wasn't allowed in films. Nowadays, the word damn isn't even thought of as a curse word by most people, especially the youth.
A few years ago, a series called Deadwood was made, set in the late 1800s. It was criticized for its excessive use of profanity. The creator defended this, saying that in truth, people did swear heavily back then, but the use of words like 'tarnation' and 'goldarn' are just considered comical by modern audiences.
The point I'm making here is, language changes, and what is considered a swear word one generation becomes nothing but common speak for the next. No doubt by the time we're all old and greying, the common swear words we all (or a lot of of) use will be considered dated, and replaced by new swears.
I swear because, honestly, I don't understand the idea of getting offended by a generic word.
Blasphemous words? Yep, totally understand that. You have a deity, you don't like to see them belittled, no argument here.
But the word shit? Which means exactly the same thing as the word poo? I just don't understand taking offence to that.
[EDIT] It's a long thread and I didn't bother to read it all, apologies if I've just repeated anything thats already been said. Take it as a 'seconded' for your own post
