[ SECRET POST #3555 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3555 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There are actual horrible, inappropriate, foul, and shocking words in Japanese, it's a bit of a misconception that there are no... "swear" words, I guess we can categorize them? Things more of the sexually explicit variety. Every language has them.

The problem is, it's not language you often hear even in adult shows. The way adults are portrayed as "swearing" is more or less not taboo to be in kids' programming. You have your typical "shit" word, then a few more vague variations that artistic license is generally taken to translate. Things like "You..." (literal translation) will be translated as "You bastard..." because that's basically the concept.

I think translation is interesting, because while I think it of course needs to be as accurate as feasible to the original language, I think it also has to be accurate to the target language. It wouldn't make sense for the characters in Pokemon to swear in English, and as swearing isn't "the same" in Japanese, it's not a given that they indeed are swearing.

[(Anonymous)]

Every language needs some obscene word to yell when you hit your thumb with a hammer.