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Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:48:41 +0200
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: mabla
From: Ivo Doko <ivo.doko@gmail.com>
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2009/4/16 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
> For a word to be obscene, it has to deal with some taboo subject.
> These are usually about bodily functions, religion, race, sexual
> practices, or some such touchy subjects, it will depend on what a
> culture considers taboo. Without taboo subjects, it's difficult to
> have obscene language. "mabla" is despective, but pretty mild by
> itself, so you need some content relating it with something that must
> not be talked about in order to get an effective curse.

So basically, we need to invent an offensive word for "sex" in lojban?
I mean, applying a usual word for it isn't offensive in any language -
"sexing/sexed up book" becomes obscene only when you replace
"sexing/sexed up" with the f-word, which is an alternative to "sex".
It seems to me that every natural language has two words for sex - one
non-offensive, usually similar to the word "sex" in the first place,
and one offensive and obscene. But looking at the nature of lojban it
might be simpler/better to just invent a new attitudinal and stick it
before "plibu" or "mabla" to denote that it's meant offensively.