An (Actually) Enlightened 3-Word Phrase that Works Better than “F*ck Off.”
**Warning: Well-deserved cursing ahead.
Yeeeeaaaah, let me know how that works out for ya. Whatever, man; I hope you find peace. We all have our own journey — you do you. God bless you.
All of the above are suggested acceptable alternatives to saying, “F*ck off.”
An article here labels these “enlightened.” An article there says they “work better” than your traditional middle finger of a phrase.
My problem with every single one of them? They’re not at all enlightened; they’re passive aggressive. And honestly, there’s a problem with promoting behavior like this.
I mean, there’s a reason this kind of article or messaging connects with us. Who hasn’t wanted to reach through the computer screen and hold up a sturdy middle finger to the writer of a particularly irksome email or Slack message? Who hasn’t received that “compliment” that we just know is meant to bring us down?
Besides, “f*cks” of all sorts are all the rage. They’re casual, fierce, unabashedly unrefined. They’re mainstream. And mainstream means widely accepted. Enter: the problem.
