POLL- s/o farting. is the word vulgar?

amother

Slateblue

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 3:48 pm

I couldnt resist.

When in a situation where it's necessary to discuss flatulence, is it vulgar to use the word fart? (in other words...do you say that word? assuming youre not a vulgar person...)

Fabulous

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:11 pm

I don't think it's vulgar, but more like not high level or polite. For example do you say toilet/pee or use the restroom in public? I would never say to someone I have to pee, but rather I have to use the restroom. Yet, I don't know if the first phrase is particularly vulgar, so much as not higher level language.

amother

Floralwhite

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:13 pm

Shocked and kind of disturbed that so many women think it's ok.

amother

Burlywood

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:18 pm

amother wrote:

Shocked and kind of disturbed that so many women think it's ok.

It's obviously very controversial . I equate the word fart with when someone says they are "pissed". Many people don't see a problem with that type of language. I do. I was actually shocked when my DS's 75 yr old Rosh yeshiva asked him " Yanky, why are you pissed off?" You expect classier language from frum people.

zaq

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:18 pm

It’s vulgar but not obscene. IOW not for use in polite company but it’s not considered a cuss word.

amother

Crimson

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:25 pm

Maybe it's because I grew up in a house with boys or maybe because I work with little ones but fart is a normal word. someone saying it doesn't make me think twice I was surprised when people here called it vulgar. Now if I hear someone calling someone else a fart face that would be when it's not ok.

ra_mom

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:28 pm

zaq wrote:

It’s vulgar but not obscene. IOW not for use in polite company but it’s not considered a cuss word.

This. It's kind of in the same category as the word poop.

amother

Sienna

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:30 pm

Tell that to my granddaughter.
I accidentally passed gas so she said "Oh fart" and gave me a mean look.
She is not yet 2. I told my daughter "you better watch what you say in front of your child.

Metukah

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:30 pm

zaq wrote:

It’s vulgar but not obscene. IOW not for use in polite company but it’s not considered a cuss word.

I agree

bigsis144

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:38 pm

It’s a word that I definitely discourage my children - both boys, no reason why they should get a pass - from using, and I never use myself.

In the same category as “that sucks”, “cr@p” (🤐wow, the imamother censor didn’t like that one), “pissed off”, “barf”, etc.

I might expose my children to media that uses those terms rarely (unlike actual swear words), but I make it clear to them that it’s unacceptable for them to repeat.

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amother

Jade

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 4:56 pm

amother wrote:

Tell that to my granddaughter.
I accidentally passed gas so she said "Oh fart" and gave me a mean look.
She is not yet 2. I told my daughter "you better watch what you say in front of your child.

I taught my 2 year old the word fart. She needed a word to describe flatulence.

And my grandparents used the phrase altercucker.

thunderstorm

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:03 pm

amother wrote:

I taught my 2 year old the word fart. She needed a word to describe flatulence.

And my grandparents used the phrase altercucker.

We grew up saying "gas"... we didn't say "I passed gas" we said "I made a gas" or "when you make gas say excuse me"

dancingqueen

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:11 pm

I find the word flatulence much grosser than the word fart. The former makes me shudder.

amother

Jade

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:12 pm

thunderstorm wrote:

We grew up saying "gas"... we didn't say "I passed gas" we said "I made a gas" or "when you make gas say excuse me"

Did you burp?

At some point, hopefully at a very young age we learn that our private parts do private things, and we just don’t talk about it. At least that’s my parenting take.

I find fart jokes crass for this reason.

33055

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:18 pm

ra_mom wrote:

This. It's kind of in the same category as the word poop.

Fart is in the same category as turd. I would use the word poop when talking to my very young child. I would ask that same child if they have gas.

Poop is not a word to use in adult conversation. There is hardly ever a reason to discuss bodily functions between adults.

amother

Jade

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:22 pm

Poop and fart are on the same level - except that poop is a childish word and fart isn’t.

A fart is gas that comes out of ones tush.

33055

Sun, Oct 21 2018, 5:27 pm

amother wrote:

Poop and fart are on the same level - except that poop is a childish word and fart isn’t.

A fart is gas that comes out of ones tush.

There you go amother Jade. You differentiated it yourself perfectly. "(P)oop is a childish word and fart isn't."