Profanity.

I'd like to think of myself as an avid user of profanity, however, I found that people can make almost anything into a profanity simply by being offended by the word. Growing up I was allowed by my parents to use words that other parents thought were profane. They weren't particularly bad words, but the other parents preferred that their children not be exposed to them. The fact that I was allowed to use words like "crap", "shut up" or "that sucks" made me the envy of many youngsters whose parents didn't allow them to use "harsh language". They were barred from using words like "stupid" and other simple put downs, and the lack of ability in utilizing these simple insults made it nearly impossible for them to defend against my barrage of well worded, soul destroying, abuse. Eventually the children grew up and were gradually allowed to use harsher and harsher language without punishment, but even then many of them were hard pressed to use profanity in front of their parents for fear of offending them. What makes a word offensive? What makes one word more vile than another? It's all relative to the person. Some people are offended by the simplest things, while others seem to be immune to harsh language. WE decide which words are bad words and that's evident when we look at the fact that words seem to be on some scale of harshness with words like "ass","jackass", "bitch", "damn", "piss" and "hell" being deemed less offensive than "fuck", "dick", "cunt", "asshole", "tits", "goddamn" etc. Based on the list of words that I just provided which just happened to be the first to come to my mind, it seems to me as though the words that are used in biblical texts are judged as being less vile simply because they're used in a holy text. If there were more parables about the apostles fucking hoes would those profanities still be considered profane? Or would they simply be shrugged off because "it's in the bible". Stop allowing people to tell you what words are acceptable and which ones are to vile to be spoken. Sometimes a person needs to use passionate language in order to get a point across. As a matter of fact, slipping a profanity or two into a conversation is one way that car salesmen show that they're "just like you" and they're passionate about the product they're peddling. "That's a damn fine car"
If it was up to me then the only words that would be classified as profanities are those that promote hate. Slurs that promote hate towards a group based on their religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or nation of origin are meant to be hurtful to the target, and I do not condone senseless hatred towards anyone. Basically the point that I'm trying to get across is that the overuse of the term "profanity" is diminishing the meaning of the word. Is there any hate behind the word "fuck"? Was there hundreds of years of racism and slavery behind the word "shit"? Or are they just slang terms for other words that we could use casually in conversation without a second thought? Watch any modern sitcom and you'll hear a dozen or more jokes about sex in a single episode, but they aren't considered profane because they dance around the words they really mean and paint a vivid picture without actually saying what they mean in a direct way.
TLDR: Profanity is fucking bullshit.