What has happened to our vocabulary?
I would like to pose a question. Please feel free to agree, disagree, or comment as you like. My question is this; what is going on in our collective mind set that the word "Fucking" has become the adjective for intensity. Likewise, the word "Fucked" has become a noun indicating that something bad has or is going to happen. For example, if one gets pulled over by law enforcement for driving while intoxicated, some might say " Uh-oh, he's fucked". In the case of the former as a descriptive term. "you are a fucking idiot" or maybe, that car is fucking cool".
Now, as a general rule, I enjoy this activity. For the most part, I agree with the phrase "even bad sex is good sex". Sex is free. In many cases, it may be had for the cost of a date. Dinner, a glass of wine, and maybe a movie, will go a long way in my book. Not only is it how we propagate our species, but, It is an activity that anyone can enjoy, in a consensual fashion of course. If you are rich or poor, young adult or senior adult, large or small, or ethnically diverse, you can enjoy a vibrant sex life if you wish. There are pills, injections, hormone treatments, diets, sex toys, books and affiliated organizations to help ensure a healthy, happy sex life. We classify ourselves, often in a way indicative of what pleases us sexually. There is straight, vanilla, gay, lesbian, dominant, submissive, soloist, BDSM lifestyle, and probably a hundred other terms for how we like to "fuck". Once again, I stress, consensual is the key. People who have nonconsensual fantasies are experiencing just that, fantasy. If they want or wish the fantasy to be acted upon, then they imply or give consent. Otherwise, it is a horrendous violation of another human being. In it's sanitized iteration, we call it sexual assault, more commonly known as rape.
I digress. We used to use many, many other words to describe our level of feeling for different aspects of our lives. Words like incredible, amazing, unbelievably, intelligent, angelic, or lazy, incompetent, terrible, or hedonistic to more accurately describe things or people around us. Instead, we have turned the "F" bomb into a catchall description for everything. If you walked up to me in my place of business and said "You are fucking hot!" I would suggest that you get back to High School before they stop serving lunch in the cafeteria and please don't be late to your remedial reading class. On the other hand, if you were to walk up and say something like "Hello, I was just walking by and felt the need to stop and talk to a beautiful woman" then you have my complete attention. We may both know it is only a pick up line, but, at least my interest level is raised for a while. I will also not make the automatic leap to conclude that you are a classless moron.
I am not a disgruntled English teacher, nor am I a language snob. I just feel that it is ridiculous to hijack a word, regardless of how vulgar some think it is, that generally represents one of the more pleasant aspects of our lives. I would just like to see us pay a little more attention to how we deal with and treat each other. I don't think we can do that by sophomorically referencing everything to acts we perform with our genitals. Well, I am glad to get that off my C-cups. Feel free to let the "F- you" storm begin, but be sure to let me know if it is in a positive or negative context. I'd hate to get confused. Lol.











