
I was involved in a discussion about the banning of language that lead to another discussion about how language affects socialization…or at least that is the direction I was going. I believe that while between individuals, we can claim that word only have the meaning they are given or that they have no meaning at all, but in the wider scheme of society, words do in fact have relevance to our social construct.
Just to test this theory out, as well as gather tangible data for analysis, I would like to play a word association game. While this is not my intention to offend anyone, I assure you there is a method to my madness, however I am reluctant to offer any additional information for fear your responses will be tainted. Once you have responded to the words, you are welcome to analyze why you believe you associated the words as you did, as well as any additional reflection you might find helpful to my research. Later I will write an article including this and other research.
Since this experiment (and not necessarily the research for my article) are dependant on participation, I want to thank everyone in advance for your help.
Instructions: Examine the list of words below and respond to each with the word that first enters your mind. It is very important to the integrity of this experiment that you are honest with both me and yourself. Don't think to hard; just answer.
Jews
Black
White
Immigrant
@!$%#
Bourgeois
Communist
Liberal
Beautiful
Conservative
Rebel
Christmas
F.U.C.K
paranoid
sex
(i don't know, F.U.C.K. made me think of sex, for some reason)
oh each word, my bad -- but i can't do it with a list (by the time i read "Jews" I've already scanned down to Black, White, etc. So I scanned the list, saw F.U.C.K. and thought "sex," and then re-read the list, the whole time thinking, "sex.")
Jews - me
Black - American
White - privilege
Immigrant - us
@!$%# - shame (as in shameful word)
Bourgeois - middle class
Communist - dead (as in a dead philosophy, not a dead communist)
Liberal - activist
Beautiful - girl
Conservative - selfish
Rebel - cause
Christmas - tree
F.U.C.K - Y.O.U.
- i dunno that it says much - except that i'm hopelessly conventional, much to my embarrassed surprise. . .
dyslexic that i am, i thought the headline was "a scatalogical study"! - {shrugs} what's the diff?
a scatalogical study"! - {shrugs} what's the diff?
One smells badly. Most of the time. lol.
a scatalogical study"! - {shrugs} what's the diff?
One smells badly. Most of the time. lol.
Yeah...and the other is about fecal matter ;)
aha - it wasn't just dyslexia - the title is misspelled, I skimmed & misread - s/b sociological -
and fixed.
you're welcome - i didn't mean to get on your case - looking forward to your analysis.
Jews - war
Black - sad
White - pure
Immigrant - hope
@!$%# - criminal
Bourgeois - intelligent/elite
Communist - my aunt
Liberal - smart ass
Beautiful - the brunette in my dreams ;)
Conservative - selfish, scared and greedy
Rebel - punk
Christmas - commercials
F.U.C.K - pornography
Jews - Jewish
Black - White
White - Black
Immigrant - Foreign
@!$%# - Insult
Bourgeois - Huh?
Communist - Marxist
Liberal - Socialist
Beautiful - Pretty
Conservative - Tradition
Rebel - Loner
Christmas - Pagan
F.U.C.K - frell
Interesting, Rukh, when I see "immigrant", I think American (or "us" as in my answer), since we are a nation of (mostly) immigrants.
frellis entirely new to me.
"frell" is just a made up swear word from the show Farscape...I guess I was thinking about it at the time or something.....lol...i dunno
I like the sound "frelling in the backseat..." " I got my frell...." - good one! ;)
now she tells me:
Jews - menorah
Black - king
White - queen
Immigrant - everyone
@!$%# - discrimination
Bourgeois - Paris
Communist - Chairman Mao
Liberal - blue
Beautiful - lie
Conservative - King Canute
Rebel - James Dean
Christmas - credit card
F.U.C.K - one of those smart-arsed acronyms that butchers language to make a questionable point
Jews Israel
Black hot
White ground
Immigrant Mexican
@!$%# street punk
Bourgeois socialist text
Communist Marx
Liberal confused
Beautiful children
Conservative what kind
Rebel K.A. (kappa alpha)
Christmas family
F.U.C.K slogan
Jews - seinfeld
Black - Chapelle
White - hospital
Immigrant - New York
@!$%# - KKK
Bourgeois - Marx
Communist - Bolshevik
Liberal - nancy pelosi
Beautiful - art
Conservative - illogical
Rebel - confederate flag
Christmas - green
F.U.C.K - f.c.u.k. (a clothing line popular in Europe)
Jews - seinfeld
No way! I made a point of taking this as quickly as possible without reading any comments because any insight I can get into my addled gourd is, as always, greatly appreciated. Perhaps Seinfeld was the ultimate pinnacle of 7000 years of Hebrew culture (not a small feat).
Jews-Isrealites
Black-Night
White-Knight : )
Immigrant- Ellis
@!$%#- hood
Bourgeois-unwashed masses
Communist-Lenin
Liberal-Goldwater, by comparison to this administration
Beautiful-odalys garcia
Conservative-Nazis
Rebel-Dead South Rhetoric
Christmas-Happy Holidays
F.U.C.K-ME
lol
Jews-Seinfeld (sorry-first thing)
Black-oil
White-snow
Immigrant-Mexican I'm being honest..I live in CA
@!$%#-hate
Bourgeois-@!$%#
Communist-Russia
Liberal-Left
Beautiful-Sad (crap...that's not good, huh?)
Conservative-Right
Rebel-Yell
Christmas-Noel
F.U.C.K-why is this an anagram? (I couldn't get beyond that in time)
I sincerely answered these as fast as I could type and read no comments first.
publish it without the acronym
Yes, it should have been acronym rather than anagram. There are no anagrams for "@!$%#." Mother@!$%#er can be "free kot chum," however.
Jews - Rich
Black - White
White - Cake
Immigrant - US
@!$%# - slang
Bourgeois - rich
Communist - USSR
Liberal - Democrat
Beautiful - Sky
Conservative - Christian
Rebel - w/ out a clue
Christmas - Day
F.U.C.K - sex
I started a word association thread in a private forum I belong to - its over 189 pages long w/ about 2,000 words...
I am curious to see how your comments shed light on that one for me....
Here's my associating. Have fun
Jews - Jesus
Black - @!$%#
White - cranky
Immigrant - Mexican
@!$%# - loser
Bourgeois - cashmere
Communist - leopards
Liberal - awesome
Beautiful - sexy
Conservative - Jew
Rebel - me
Christmas - your mom
F.U.C.K - babies
Jews-beef ishkanock! (sorry, long story, but it was a handi-capable young man at college!)
Black-white
White- chocolate
Immigrant- worker
@!$%#-lover
Bourgeois-pig
Communist-scum
Liberal-ly spread
Beautiful-smile
Conservative-ruins
Rebel-with out a cause
Christmas-story
F.U.C.K -me!
Enjoy!
Jews--cross
Black--hat
White--scar
Immigrant--mexican
@!$%#--chain
Bourgeois--corset
Communist--red
Liberal--agenda
Beautiful--compact
Conservative--rush
Rebel--cause
Christmas--tree
F.U.C.K--clown
Did that as fast as I could, without thinking about it. I am somewhat dismayed by the results and may have to go live in my closet for a few days.
For fun, I decided to slap my husband with these. Here's what he says:
Jews--Israel
Black--white
White--cloud
Immigrant--grandfather
@!$%#--Huck Finn
Bourgeois--me?
Communist--Marx
Liberal--freedom
Beautiful--Celestina (he actually used my real name)
Conservative--freedom
Rebel--James Dean
Christmas--oh, God two weeks
F.U.C.K--fsck
Jews Kosher
Black Tar
White Out
Immigrant Tax
@!$%# Rig
Bourgeois Disco
Communist Manifesto
Liberal Arts
Beautiful Disaster
Conservative Agenda
Rebel Yell
Christmas Tree
F.U.C.K Bush (no pun there, I swear)
Jews juice
Black white
White power
Immigrant song
@!$%# boy
Bourgeois pig
Communist infiltrator
Liberal party
Beautiful dreamer
Conservative blog
Rebel yell
Christmas tree
F.U.C.K you
Jews Candles
Black Light
White Bright
Immigrant Poor
@!$%# Rap
Bourgeois Vie
Communist Manifesto
Liberal junkie
Beautiful
Conservative Dick
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess
Christmas Time
F.U.C.K Yeah!
Jews - Yarmulke
Black - white
White - bread
Immigrant - everyone
@!$%# - "niggaz"/ brotherhood
Bourgeois - french middle class
Communist - dead ethos
Liberal - horse feathers
Beautiful - ....Meagan
Conservative - Bush
Rebel - yell, hicks
Christmas - weapons
F.U.C.K - that stupid clothing line french connection UK
Jews - Culture
Black - Race
White - Bland
Immigrant - New York
@!$%# - Negative
Bourgeois - Over-Thought
Communist - Un-American
Liberal - Lazy
Beautiful - Woman
Conservative - Uplifting
Rebel - Helpful
Christmas - Charitable
F.U.C.K - Crass
Jews - Palestinians
Black - like me
White - Black
Immigrant - Everybody except Native Americans
@!$%# - Legacy of America's past
Bourgeois - pretentious
Communist - community oriented
Liberal - diverse
Beautiful - in the eye of the beholder
Conservative - racist
Rebel - Cynthia McKinney
Christmas - Pagan
F.U.C.K - acronym for something
Jews - Holocaust
Black - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
White - milk (?)
Immigrant - Mexican
@!$%# - Gangsta
Bourgeois - the French
Communist - Russians
Liberal - my roommate
Beautiful - love
Conservative - Dick Cheney
Rebel - Luke Skywalker
Christmas - tree
F.U.C.K - porn
Nobody shoot me, I'm just being honest.
lol thanks, roommate.
I don't think I can do the associations because my friend tracker brought me here (and thus I saw everyone else's lists before I could think for myself.
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grrrr... I hate it when I make grammatical mistakes and then can't fix them...
Jews - Bankers
Black - Power
White - Privilege
Immigrant - Natives
@!$%# - Hatred
Bourgeois - Elitism
Communist - Cuba
Liberal - Dead (just started a book "They Only Look Dead" about the left)
Beautiful - Life
Conservative - Ignorant (I haven't heard a single convincing argument yet from a conservative)
Rebel - Me
Christmas - Commercial
F.U.C.K - The police
So, I know F.U.C.K. is an acronym for something, but I tell you each time I hear that word my brain puts "the police" at the end, regardless of the context. I'm sure that's not a good thing.
For
Unlawful
Carnal
Knowledge
Thanks for the correction... interesting nevertheless... now f.u.c.k makes much more sense...
Can we expect the analyses/results any time soon?
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