I first want to say that the, briefly up, last post was a mistake. Sometimes I have fleeting ideas and I'll write it down and make it a draft for future use. I guess I accidentally posted one of those drafts. For you that "need" to know, I was pondering on how we are hypocritical with our words and I thought of the old tv show "Alice". This show got away with the "acceptable" term of "Kiss my grits, Mel" because they changed one word in a common sentence to get across the desired meaning but yet keeping it "acceptable". Anyway I accidentally posted just the phrase "Kiss my grits". So if you were to look at my blog you would see that phrase all by itself. Sorry about that.
(Please read pt 1 before continuing, as I will not be repeating the concept of substituting words for the same meaning, but thereby making the intent acceptable.)
It is said that Eskimos have a hundred words for snow... not to be outdone Americans seem to have developed their own list for synonyms, but not for snow. I was recently at a Blueman Group show and they had a routine that they started to flash synonyms for your butt (by the way, when I was a kid it was wrong to say the word "butt"). It contained some, but not all of the following:
arse, back off, backside, balloon knot, behind, booty, bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, caboose, can, cheeks, derriere, dookie maker, duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, hunkers, keister, mud flaps, Minneapolis and St. Paul, muffin, nates, patootie, posterior, pressed ham, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, trunk, tush, whoopee cakes AND THERE ARE MORE!
Now, what makes one word more acceptable and others for the same thing not acceptable? It would be what the current society (or group of people) that you are in, thinks. In keeping with our butt synonyms how about the word a**? (asterisks put in as some people find this word not acceptable....to be dealt with) Lets think about this for a moment shall we? So, in one group it is okay to use this word but, with your parents it is wrong. You say, "I would never say the word a**!" Okay, are there any words that you would use in front of someone... let's say your spouse or best friend that you wouldn't say in front of your pastor or priest? So, what you are saying is that it is wrong to use it in front of some people but, not others, right? Do you think that your pastor has virgin ears? That if he/she heard them, they would be ruined? That if you say it in front of them, they will think less of you? Yet you use it in front of others? Can you say "hypocrite"? I grew up as a PK, aka preacher's kid, aka professional killer. I would often hear "You can't do that you are a PK". Trust me, I was a good kid and the worst things that I did was nothing, but I wouldn't conform to some of the people's concept of the perfect version of the PK. I just want to insert here that you should only judge people for who they are, not what or who their parents are. In the church there is often a standard or what is acceptable for the PK and what is acceptable for the average church going kid. In doing this it causes a lot of PKs to resent the church. I was a chaplain for the local police department and comments were frequently followed by "Sorry, Chaplain" Like they thought they were corrupting me. I had to reassure them that their comment was fine for them and it didn't offend me. Why would it? Does someone who doesn't know God have the same standard as me? Why are we talking about this? One of the major problems with the church is it's extreme hypocrisy and the world sees it. I saw a pastor, that regularly preached love, kick his daughter out of anger. Maybe you argue with your spouse all the way to the parking lot of the church's meeting but, it miraculously ends as the car door opens. Do you talk one way in church and one way at home? Again can you say "Hypocrite"?
This is getting long so it will be continued...
(Please read pt 1 before continuing, as I will not be repeating the concept of substituting words for the same meaning, but thereby making the intent acceptable.)
It is said that Eskimos have a hundred words for snow... not to be outdone Americans seem to have developed their own list for synonyms, but not for snow. I was recently at a Blueman Group show and they had a routine that they started to flash synonyms for your butt (by the way, when I was a kid it was wrong to say the word "butt"). It contained some, but not all of the following:
arse, back off, backside, balloon knot, behind, booty, bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, caboose, can, cheeks, derriere, dookie maker, duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, hunkers, keister, mud flaps, Minneapolis and St. Paul, muffin, nates, patootie, posterior, pressed ham, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, trunk, tush, whoopee cakes AND THERE ARE MORE!
Now, what makes one word more acceptable and others for the same thing not acceptable? It would be what the current society (or group of people) that you are in, thinks. In keeping with our butt synonyms how about the word a**? (asterisks put in as some people find this word not acceptable....to be dealt with) Lets think about this for a moment shall we? So, in one group it is okay to use this word but, with your parents it is wrong. You say, "I would never say the word a**!" Okay, are there any words that you would use in front of someone... let's say your spouse or best friend that you wouldn't say in front of your pastor or priest? So, what you are saying is that it is wrong to use it in front of some people but, not others, right? Do you think that your pastor has virgin ears? That if he/she heard them, they would be ruined? That if you say it in front of them, they will think less of you? Yet you use it in front of others? Can you say "hypocrite"? I grew up as a PK, aka preacher's kid, aka professional killer. I would often hear "You can't do that you are a PK". Trust me, I was a good kid and the worst things that I did was nothing, but I wouldn't conform to some of the people's concept of the perfect version of the PK. I just want to insert here that you should only judge people for who they are, not what or who their parents are. In the church there is often a standard or what is acceptable for the PK and what is acceptable for the average church going kid. In doing this it causes a lot of PKs to resent the church. I was a chaplain for the local police department and comments were frequently followed by "Sorry, Chaplain" Like they thought they were corrupting me. I had to reassure them that their comment was fine for them and it didn't offend me. Why would it? Does someone who doesn't know God have the same standard as me? Why are we talking about this? One of the major problems with the church is it's extreme hypocrisy and the world sees it. I saw a pastor, that regularly preached love, kick his daughter out of anger. Maybe you argue with your spouse all the way to the parking lot of the church's meeting but, it miraculously ends as the car door opens. Do you talk one way in church and one way at home? Again can you say "Hypocrite"?
This is getting long so it will be continued...
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