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why are bad words bad words?

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06-16-2004 10:57 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by DC85
04-20-2004 2:35 PM

In east asia, the really really bad words are the ones that insult your parents or your ancestors. In fact, it's not really that bad if you insult somebody directly. Why this is so is beyond me.
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