Bad Words. What are they?

What criteria define a word as bad?

Roshan Joy
Thoughts And Ideas
3 min readNov 13, 2022

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Earlier today, I received a message from someone to whom I have sent an Instagram request, hoping to connect on an intellectual ground. But I was surprised to see his response. “Go spam someone else you fuckin asshole".

“fuckin asshole".

I have used “bad words" playfully but I don’t think I have used them seriously.

Introduction

Now, before I begin my explanation, let me tell you about myself.

I have mostly possessed an almost weak body, all my life. I never had the luxury to use bad words seriously, because if I did, I would probably get in some serious trouble. These may be the thoughts that I use to come to terms with myself. There is a high probability of that. Or what I have to say may actually make sense to you.

Let’s dive in deep.

Seriously, what is the purpose of using “bad words”?

A person who is using a “bad word" seriously, has lost his / her mental calmness. Now, I know, what can be done to disrupt his / her mental calmness. Also if I were to react using “bad words" seriously, then I too have lost my mental calmness. Isn’t it so?

Now, can one use “bad words" without losing mental calmness? I believe one can, but then again he/she would be using it playfully, not seriously. I think so.

A friend of mine once tried to explain to me how “fuck you" is a bad word. He said it would be done forcefully against my will, and that is why it is regarded as a bad word.

When a person is trying to dominate another person by means of his / her physical health, more than the person's physical health, what I see is that person’s mental illness.

Seriously, what is the purpose of using “bad words"?

To provoke someone? To let out your anger. To show someone how easily you can be manipulated. To expose your insecurities. The list goes on.

Conclusion

Bullies are interested in bullying you as long as they see you losing your mental stability. Has any bully, continued bullying you, when you always reacted in a way as if you were unaffected by their bullying?

And the bullies bully because they are mentally insecure.

Bad words come out of a person when they are unable to reason on an intellectual level. Only when one has lost on the intellectual ground, one tends to use bad words, as a means to provoke the other person, to continue the battle on a physical level.

Just imagine, what would have happened if I didn’t know the meaning of the bad words, or if I don’t even recognize the language.

If the other person is unmoved by you using the “bad word” then can you call it “ a bad word”?

Now, at the beginning of the article, the person reacted in such a way because I happened to have sent him 3 requests. I don’t know if this is a bug on Instagram or if it is there by design. Anyways, I apologized for my behavior and explained the situation in brief. He also apologized back and explained what caused him to react in such a manner. Seeing 3 requests he thought that I am a spammer.

Now I know what can be probably done to disrupt his mental stability. Just ask a few of my friends to send him multiple requests. It is that easy.

Now I am being a bully on an intellectual level. I think I like that. ☺

If you are mentally insecure, you tend to bully on a physical level. If you are physically insecure, you tend to bully on an intellectual level. If you are both physically and mentally insecure, then I would like to describe your state as “in hell" for now. If you are mentally and physically secure, then I believe you are in heaven already.

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Roshan Joy
Thoughts And Ideas

I don't believe there is a right thing to do or wrong thing to do at any point "with" life. Just enjoy It.