There are some words I cannot stand, especially when it comes to more personal issues. I was reading
a Lovelyish post the other day about undergarments and was getting kind of grossed out about all the references to "panties". That word, for whatever reason, is so gross. I wear underwear. "Panties," to me, are what you wear if you're a four-year-old girl, you know?
And despite owning one, my friend absolutely will not utter the word "vagina". I'm not saying you should integrate it into everyday conversation or anything, but hello, it is part of you. It's okay. You can say it. But, to her credit, I don't really like saying "breasts" - I'm much more likely to say "boobs" unless I absolutely have to use the first term.
I remember our sex ed teacher had "USE PROPER TERMS" on posterboard all over her classroom - she told us that she and her husband were very open with the way they spoke with each other: "Hey Skip! How's your epididymis doin'?" She said saying it over and over again helped her to become comfortable with talking about typically taboo issues and/or anatomy. Whatever works, I guess...
What more personal words are you uncomfortable saying? How do you think you could become comfortable saying them?
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Panties. I honestly don't see how that word is gross. I see it, I hear it, no big deal. At least no one is saying bloomers. Oh and...vagina, penis, breasts, buttocks. I'll admit, these words don't have much of a chance to show up and butt/boobs comes out a lot more than breasts/buttocks. Plus if anyone says the proper names for these things outside of an educational context it's almost like a joke. In the end they're just words and I don't feel uncomfortable when I hear them.
You know what though, saying "ladies" makes a guy look automatically less attractive if he says it in that certain tone (the tone says it all). "Hey...ladies" I don't really feel uncomfortable, I just feel like he's a douche.
I'm somewhat offended when people say "That's so gay" or "That's so Jewish" when referring to things they don't like. I know they don't mean to offend those groups, but this is one social norm that needs to change.
I really have no problem saying any of that. Hearing it, in certain tones, does irk me.
A word I can't stand? Paralysis.
(And two snare drums and a cymbal fall down a canyon.)
condom... i dont know why. just makes me uncomfortable
but the word i hate more than life itself...
Chortle
actually i say what in my mind...i don't have to think the proper or even polite way to say it....its normal......
@forever_musing@xanga - Is it the word or the actual thought of using the device? lol
In high school, I decided that I needed a word that was "bad", because I didn't have any other words that I considered to be unusable. I choose "thong" due to some slight uncomfortableness I had, mainly because I had never seen one in use. Currently I have no taboo words or topics.
I too hate "panties." I also had having so say "anal sex" out loud, write it, or even read it. I'm sorry but that word anal just bugs me. I remember getting bothered the first time I heard it explained to me as a four year old...
But the one I hate the most? When a guy says, "This chick was giving me dome..." I just HATE THAT TERM!
@Not_a_real_site@xanga - just the word, never used one,
haha i'm uncomfortable with saying breasts and vagina and penis. doesn't mean i can't say them, i just find it awkward. probably because i'm still used to people being awkward about it in health class years ago. you get used to those words being awkward. i'll grow out of that though.
I have a friend who is in a medical field and he uses the correct terms for everything. Almost to the point where it's annoying and I have no clue what he's actualy talking about.
My group of friends is quite strange when it comes to words that people would think are taboo. For instance, instead of using the phrase "i'll punch you in the babymaker" we say, "I'll punch you in the vagina." Completely joking of course, but we're definitely caught some people off guard with the things we say. Not much bothers me.
Spiffy irritates me...
And I think the "F" word is used too much... I pooh-pooh people that use it. Especially in the office, it's just not appropriate.
I cringed when you said "panties" is something a four year old girls wears. I completely disagree! Little girls wear underwear! When I think of "panties" I think of lacey sexy stuff.
As for words that I hate...Poop & tinkle. I HATE THOSE WORDS! Its crap/sh!t and pee/piss. I realize that what I say may technically be more vulgar by traditional standards, but I just hate the other words for it.
When it comes to breasts, I'm not a huge fan of the word "boobs" either. I say either breasts or tits. Usually the latter because the former takes longer. lol
There is no name for the vagina that bugs me. I used to hate the P word (another word to cat) but eventually I came of the opinion that it was a pretty word. LOL I may be strange, I know.
But yeah, all my friends know that I will punch them if they say "poop" or "tinkle".
There are two synonymous words that I absolutely cannot stand: cunt and pussy. I can handle the word "pussy" that doesn't bother me too much, but I won't even say the word cunt!
One of my friends cannot stand the word Penis.
She insists on calling it a "Peter."
C^nt. . . I was called it once by a drunk person coming through the BK drive through about 30 minutes after we closed.
It irritates me more than anything.
i love all words equally.
I don't like "titties," yet "tits" doesn't bother me.
@Lizbeth8207@xanga - hahahahahahaha funny
can think offa werd i dont lyke well maybe
bush
@pansybradshaw@xanga - Yeah... sometimes it makes me feel awkward around my friends and guys who actually are named Peter.
"nerve."
i can't stand that word. i don't know why, but i just flinch every time i hear it.
@Lizbeth8207@xanga - seriously? ni-i-ice :P
i hate the word funky
i don't like that word that cu*t and saying tits. It's vulgar and offensive but I don't like saying the word "penis" either. haahahaha