THE GOODNESS IN ABUSIVE WORDS

Abuses & Goodness of Culture

If you aren't confused yet by the title then "Congratulations" you are amongst a few who appreciate our Indian language culture. Believe it or not, the abuses are key to depicting what exactly is more loved and appreciated in any language - culture around the world. And why we shouldn't make any wrong perception about any culture by knowing their existing abusive words. At least not before studying why any abusive word exists there in the first place.

(Don't forget to check out this little article on "Perception" here.)

We will understand it by the simple examples in this article today.

A Standard Definition:

Verbal abuse, also known as emotional abuse, is a range of words or behaviors used to manipulate, intimidate, and maintain power and control over someone. These include insults, humiliation and ridicule, the silent treatment, and attempts to scare, isolate, and control.

Source (www.webmd.com)

The Ground Definition:

Any abusive word clearly defines what a person or the language in particular values the most in their culture.

We will get to know a little more about what it means by the connection between an abusive word and cultural or social values.

Let's take a few examples of some abusive words around the world:

ENGLISH ABUSIVE WORDS:

1. Ass hole - Even though the butthole is actually a body part. Because it is where the function is an obvious bad word. This highlights that body hygiene is of top priority for humans wherever such words are used as abuse.
2. F**k - Having sex is actually not a bad thought until it is forced or happened to be unlawful or by force. So, it makes sense obviously that this word is under the BAD groups.
3. Shit - Pissing in your pants is undoubtedly a bad incident all around the world so yes, it makes sense that word "Shit" is from the F family.
4. Dumb - Someone with mental problems i.e. differently-abled people; who face challenges in their day-to-day life. How about you call a normal person the same can obviously make them feel really bad although society respects handicapped people with higher dignity.
5. Mother F****r - Sexual relationship with their own mother is of utmost insult and it can bring anyone onto their nerves if it is said. Generally, this type of abusive word is considered bad all over the world for obvious reasons which means that such a society will never accept such type of relationship with mother and son.
6. Bast**d - This is from the society of people who can't really accept a person born of unmarried parents; who is actually an illegitimate child.

HINDI ABUSIVE WORDS:

1. Be**nCh*d - Ohh! Ohh! Having sexual relations with one's sister is considered TOTALLY unacceptable in India, Man. I mean come on; you aren't allowed to have a boyfriend even if you are an adult and a girl obviously. The Indian culture apart from the abundance of all goodness has this; it is still taboo to have a boyfriend or girlfriend even after being a mature adult in society. Seriously!
2. M***rCh*d - This one in India/Hindi is the translation of "Mother F****r" in English. So you can understand that sexual relations between a mother and a son is the No-No in the culture.
3. Harami - Someone who is a sinner. Soooo! You know! A culture rich with religious sculptures prioritizes deeds on the scale of good or bad and someone who is not following the good one is one under the category of "BAD". I mean the bad BAD, not the American BAD, you know. 😂
4. Saala/Saali - This one can be a little hard to get if you are NOT an Indian. The word's literal meaning is the Brother or Sister in law. It comes from the ancient behaviors in India where such relations were not used to be taken with dignity and were considered lower in the rank of respect. I mean if you are the husband of someone's sister then you are treated like a king and the brother or sister of your wife are almost under the category of people of the kingdom. Yeah! No joke.
5. Sasura/Sasuri - This one is another branch of the category of "Saala/Saali" where "Sasura/Sasuri" are the parents of your wife. You can imagine, No? Yeah! In Indian culture if you happened to be the husband of your daughter or your sister then; You know! So, even if this is a relation, it is still under the category of something not in the good category of words.

Conclusion:

You can clearly judge the people of a country by their abusive words' structure and their meanings and understand what are the core values in it. You can grasp all that is generally accepted as an act of goodness or worse. You can hack inside the minds of people by studying their set of abusive words no matter where they live on this planet. Studying their abusive words gives you access to their core cultural values which can't be studied in any literature or the history book of that region.

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