<p>I'm currently writing/editing my "what matters" essay, and I've come to a stopping point.</p>
<p>I really want to use the words "homo" and "faggot" in my essay, but I'm sure if I would be thrown out immediately for using those words. I think those words are crucial in the development of my essay.</p>
<p>Should I keep them, or throw them out?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>P.S. Hope you all are intuitive enough to guess what that third essay of mine is about.</p>
<p>I’d be very careful. If it truly is important to your essay to keep those words, do it, but otherwise stay away.</p>
<p>Depends where you insulted for that? If you insulted someone saying that indefinitley your essay will be thrown out but otherwise it may not be so bad. Ask your teachers or a guidance counselor?</p>
<p>I wasn’t insulted with those words, nor did I insult anyone with those words.</p>
<p>The idea is that I was sort of a bystander who heard these words, and how much I hated listening to these people say these words, yet I could not say anything about it.</p>
<p>Did that have a big impact in your life? What are the reasons you couldn’t say anything(universities like people who can stand up for themselves and others)? You might not have to use those words, you can go with just calling it profanity? Maybe?</p>
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<p>You shouldn’t have any problem using those words in that context.</p>
<p>If you were addressing the admissions officers as “homos” and “faggots” though…</p>
<p>Similar question – I quote the title of a video on youtube in my intellectual vitality essay (I can explain), which includes the word ********. Is that acceptable?</p>
<p>Profanity should be used only when its absolutely necessary obviously, and if you can censor letters do so - as long as they get the idea it’s fine. Like f— gets the point across</p>