On 14/03/2019 08:58, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
> the wanker on the kid's toy.
Thanks for the compliment.
Why do people insult others?
The purpose of a put down is to reduce someone else in the imaginary
status hierarchy. So it is hardly surprising that insults will often
refer to a person's social status in terms of ancestry, lack of
prestige, or membership in a despised out group; for example, Nazis or
vagrants. Otherwise, the content of insults across the ages is
monotonously predictable: Many insults feature a sexual component, refer
to sexual organs, or bring up shameful or ineffectual sexual behavior.
In addition to status and sexuality, insults inflict shame by mentioning
unappealing traits—fatness, shortness, baldness, spottiness, and
contagious diseases.