[Ann23801]

I have a couple of thoughts on that. First, within my close cirle of friends, we can insult each other and call each other names such as ‘Dog Breath’ or ‘Piggy.’ It’s understood that the meaning behind the term is one of affection and respect. Of course, you wouldn’t dare call someone ‘Dog Breath’ or ‘Piggy’ outside that close circle unless you meant to hurt that person. I would never call my friends those names unless it was not in public. Secondly, it may also be a way to take the negative power out of the term and give it a more positive spin. For example, I was always called a nerd in high school, which made my self-esteem fall through the floor. As I got older I began to call myself a nerd. When I use that term for myself the meaning changes a bit. I now become someone who doesn’t follow the crowd, I do what I like without regard to what people may say or think, and I am much happier now that I have ’embraced my nerdiness,’ so to speak. My point is that a word is as powerful as the meaning behind it, and part of the meaning comes from who the word is from and to whom is it intended.

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Name : Ann23801, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 35, City : Knoxville, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : librarian, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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