how do you feel about the word -"sucks"

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 11 Sep 2005 20:16

do you guys think it is vulgar to say the word sucks.
I was thinking about it and i think its a pretty bad word.
When you say that somebody "sucks" you are implying that that person sucks dick.
It could be interpreted as demeaning or even homophobic.

james_dean · Post by **james_dean** » 11 Sep 2005 20:38

well i beleive it is supposed to be demeaning... but i don't make any connection between "sucks" and "sucks dick" i don't think it has anything to do with homosexuality.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 11 Sep 2005 20:42

Family Matters sucked.

Die Hard, did not suck.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 11 Sep 2005 20:45

hmm interesting thought. I think Carl might be right - at least that it refers to sucking dick. I did a bit of research and couldn't really find another explenation. Still I think it's such an long standing word that it really has developed past that meaning into just being a negative. I also think it would be a bit of a fallacy to say that gay men are the only people who suck dick...

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 11 Sep 2005 21:20

Suck eggs.

That was the innocent, child term that we used to use. Along with 'Sucked in!'

I don't think 'Sucks' is vulgar. On its own, Sucks is not a bad word, it's only the individual who interprets it specifically as 'Sucks Dick' who would see it as being rude.

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 11 Sep 2005 21:41

yeah but when you say something sucks thats what you are inferring -it doesnt mean sucking lemons. if somthing sucks it also blows.

This also made me think- saying "i got gypped" is racist cause they used to say that gypsy's used to rip people off.
and if you watch old cartoons and see how they use the term "cottin pickin" that is a refference to slavery i think.

Family Matters DID NOT suck. What you gotta problem with a sitcom depicting an upper middle class black family CFAN!?!?!?!?!

Blackend · Post by **Blackend** » 12 Sep 2005 10:48

I feel that the word 'sucks' isn't really vulgar. I suppose someone could see it as a demeaning word, but as someone already said, it's supposed to be that way. But, when I say "my footbagging sucked today," I'm not saying I suck the cock, it's just another word for not being up to par. This is my opinion anyway. Or another example is when something has gone completely wrong, a lot of people say "this sucks." Of course, I've met a few people who share your same views on the nature of "suck," so you're not the first one I've heard think this.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 12 Sep 2005 12:32

carl winslow wrote:yeah but when you say something sucks thats what you are inferring -it doesnt mean sucking lemons. if somthing sucks it also blows.

This also made me think- saying "i got gypped" is racist cause they used to say that gypsy's used to rip people off.
and if you watch old cartoons and see how they use the term "cottin pickin" that is a refference to slavery i think.

Family Matters DID NOT suck. What you gotta problem with a sitcom depicting an upper middle class black family CFAN!?!?!?!?!

Good points!

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 12 Sep 2005 12:44

i think it sucks

~NEL~

Slowsis · Post by **Slowsis** » 13 Sep 2005 17:09

The usage of the word "sucks" is so people can say it infront of the easily offended and explain it of as sucking eggs or rocks or something.

A child would find nothing offensive about the word, yet an adult might. Thats the point.

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 13 Sep 2005 20:47

i know, i started this thread as a joke...well as half a joke. I was thinking that a lot of people say the word "sucks" without realizing that they are really saying sucks dick. I thought that maybe it could be found offensive to gay men and demeaning to women who suck cock I was wondering that if i made a thread about it if people would get upset and ban the word "sucks" that would be funny- if no one was allowed to say sucks here anymore. come on lets Ban the word sucks!

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 14 Sep 2005 05:09

lets not.

because then 'sucker'and of course 'sucka' would go straight out the window, and thats just out of control.

Jdigges · Post by **Jdigges** » 14 Sep 2005 08:25

i find nothing offensive about the word sucks. everyone uses it.

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 14 Sep 2005 10:56

If swear words would be taken literally, most of them would come off
to harsh, and i'm not too sure if sucker really, or originally refers to
sucking veiny cock .
I dont know why, probably its because english is only my second
language, but i always related that word to "suckling"=baby and
i found it being used mostly, when somebody acts really immature
or stupid. So when someone says "sucker" i automatically see a grown
up who's helplessly sucking his own thumb in the face of failiure
or stress, not a cock smoking gay person.
Actually if the constellation is good, the whole process of dick sucking
can be a pleasant thing - i guess this is the time to tell my girl what a
sucker she is - so even if "sucker" refers to oral sex, its pretty twisted to
use it as a swear word.
Using a sexual practice metaphorically as an insult is weird, because
it would imply that this certain sex technique is "bad" , and when its only
referring to two men, who do the sucky suck, and that allusion makes
the word "suck" an insult, it would be weird too, because that would
imply gay people are "bad"...
You see where this is going - nowhere !
So i guess analyzing swear words is only useful in some cases, like
the example with"gypped", but personally i am very indifferent to
the origins of cuss words.

Samurai · Post by **Samurai** » 14 Sep 2005 11:32

u said veiny cock. lol

look ill settle it.. whether it means sucking lemons or "veiny cock" - it sure isnt a discriptive depictive explanatory adjective. so whether its vulgar or not, its unintillegent. if its unintelligent then it doesnt really matter if its gay or not

So. heres an example:

This topic sucks!
becomes
This topic is a waste of bandwidth and should be stricken from the record.

See, whether it was sucking cock or sucking lemons, it was still a stupid minded thing to say when I could further clarify my point/reasoning.

People that say suck, do suck. Thats's all there is to it.

SUCKS TO BE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 14 Sep 2005 15:24

If you ever really want to offend a girl, call her a cunt. It's one of the few swear words that hasn't been overused to the point of acceptability.

Better yet, "a fucking cunt". That adds some extra nastiness too it which is exactly what this world needs more off.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 14 Sep 2005 15:35

seriously.

my father is a strict baptist minister, and he often says sucks. on the other hand he completely avoids phrases and words such as...gay, homo, retarded, black, jeez, gosh, (and of course God, as in, 'oh my...') fart...etc

Blackend · Post by **Blackend** » 15 Sep 2005 08:24

slapdash21 wrote:seriously.

my father is a strict baptist minister, and he often says sucks. on the other hand he completely avoids phrases and words such as...gay, homo, retarded, black, jeez, gosh, (and of course God, as in, 'oh my...') fart...etc

Black is a bad word these days? I knew that they were stereotyped, but that's pretty bad.

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 17 Sep 2005 11:26

It's not homophobic, both men and women love cock sucking

It's slightly offensive, however its meaning has been dulled over the years to simply represent 'stinks'

Either way, it's a fourth grade means of expressing oneself

Seath · Post by **Seath** » 17 Sep 2005 12:23

This thread sucks dick