SWORN OATH Favorite 

Practitioner: 

Date: 

Apr 25 2018

Location: 

St. Petersburg, FL

Fuck. Damn. Shit. Ass. Everybody curses. Don’t say you don’t. Everyone does it when they’re mad, upset, happy, or excited. It’s human nature. Is it that the words are sinful? Offensive? Violent? Nobody really knows but we as a society do not like them in the slightest. People associate cursing with a stigma of being uneducated, uncultured, and lazy. But boiled down, language is one of the strongest tools and assets that we have. Language is power. Language, vocabulary, syntax, it all goes in hand to having strength in words and in language as a whole. Curse words have a certain feeling once its been expressed that enhances the sentences to another level of power. Instead of talking about a subject with a “sugar coating” it’s just easier to swallow. The new generations are definitely not a big fan of this.

On a scientific level, swearing if pretty fucking good for you. Lets just say that if you were sitting in a pool full of ice, if you were to swear at the top of your lungs, doing that releases endorphins that would make the pain and the cold more tolerable. Swearing also releases adrenaline when those words are used as well. This same usage of swearing can also help memory for both long and short term, emotional stability as a release mechanism, and even a sense of calm. The health benefits are to enormous to let slide by. Starting with increased circulation, elevated endorphins, and released adrenalin; it then creates a new sense of calm and well-being for anyone who uses it.

Growing up in my household, swearing is definitely something that you should be flaunting around. Being raised in a household of very PG speaking, I learned to talk like that all throughout my life. Public school then got a hold of my interpretation of “perfect” talking and completely fucked it up for the best. Using it behind my parents back made me feel confident, strong, and made me stand out from mall edgy small group of friends. I of course got caught eventually swearing in my house and obviously got the consequences that every kid that that time got, but that was the first time that I actually realized the power of language and how a couple extra simple words can change the whole appearance of what you are trying to say.

I now curse like a sailor. Say what it may about me I do and I enjoy it. It creates a voice inside of me that really wants to speak out and let people hear what I want to say. It also creates a new environment when using this language. One day at work, if you got a compliment along the lines of “you are such a badass” what would you say next? It isn’t the usual language or the same old boring compliment that you would get for doing the same job that you have always done. It sticks with you. It creates a different relationship with that person. It creates trust in relationships; it shows passion to one another and can build a strong team using strong language. When you express yourself to your friend using cursing, it shows how well you know them on a personal and mental level.

With Sworn Oath, I have incorporated all of these details and findings into what I think of as an activist approach to this topic. Changing societys norms of categorizing this type of language as a “taboo” language is disrespectful.

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