When I was in high school, i performed a strange experiment in which I would drive past pedestrians, roll down a window, and shout, "rabbit!" Every time, they would give me the finger or shout something offensive in return.

Thinking about this, I noticed certain similarities between 'rabbit,' and what are probably the two most offensive words of our time. One of them starts with an 'n' and is used to refer to black people. The other starts with an 'f' and is used to refer to homosexual males.

All three words start with a soft consonant sound, then a vowel, then a hard consonant sound. Emphasis is on the first syllable. Then another vowel and consonant to end things up.

Is it possible that something about this particular dynamic series of sounds makes a word cuttingly offensive?

Note that you can call a homosexual a 'fag' and he won't care. Also, if you shout "hare" at a pedestrian, he won't give a gol dang. Also, people use the word 'maggot' as an insult.

Feel free to test my hypothesis in any way you can imagine. Also, feel free to tell me it's a completely stupid hypothesis.
Oppositional P Reviewed by Oppositional P on . offensive words theory When I was in high school, i performed a strange experiment in which I would drive past pedestrians, roll down a window, and shout, "rabbit!" Every time, they would give me the finger or shout something offensive in return. Thinking about this, I noticed certain similarities between 'rabbit,' and what are probably the two most offensive words of our time. One of them starts with an 'n' and is used to refer to black people. The other starts with an 'f' and is used to refer to homosexual Rating: 5