Harsh Words

Many words related to people’s race, family, character and background that provoke strong emotion are often referred as harsh word. These words are often bad words that condemn your race, background or personality or just sarcastic statement that often let people feel uncomfortable with. Words that usually make me angry are words that sarcastically criticize me or my family due to stereotype. Also words that condemn me as an individual with profanity and hostile slang words make me mad. Besides the wording, the tone of your speech can also be harsh. When a person is sarcastically saying a word that usually has a neutral meaning, one might feel offended by it due to their misunderstandings or it’s deeply related to their strong emotions. For example, if someone sarcastically say that you are a genius, the first thing you are thinking of is not that he or she is complimenting you, but instead saying it so that the word has a second meaning which is condemning you. Finally words that’s related to people’s political view or nationality may provoke strong feelings too. For example, it may be offensive to say that all Asians who are speaking in mandarin are considered as Chinese. Some people may interpret the “Chinese” as calling them as citizen of China.