Repressed taboo words re-emerge elsewhere as profanity shifts to virtue words

Evidence

But there is much more to the question of blasphemy than first meets the ear, for the fact is that taboo words will always exist in a society. No society has ever had the courage to expose all the dark regions of its psyche to the freedom of daylight and none ever will. Thus, as certain four-letter expressions are released into public garrulity, others take their place as unutterable shockers. The new four-letter words of the English language are “grace,” “virtue,” “virgin,” “tenderness.” — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 659

Categorization

• SEED: Provocative essay angle: the soundscape of profanity and holiness as shifting taboo chemistry.
• FICTION: Could seed a character who swears in sacred words as the new shock.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 659
• XREF: connects to: Sharpened awareness of words sharpens perception of social phenomena. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 23; Large-scale English text corpora reflect real-world societal biases; Power-laden words constrain how and whether people can think certain thoughts. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Modern racism against Muslims persists through more polite, euphemistic policy language #exemplifies (0.78) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 749
• Power-laden words constrain how and whether people can think certain thoughts. #expands (0.75)
• Large-scale English text corpora reflect real-world societal biases #corroborates (0.60)
• Sharpened awareness of words sharpens perception of social phenomena. #expands (0.55) — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 23