system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do so many people use "Jesus Christ" and other God-based words as curse words and not names of evil people like Hitler in the same way?
gpt
Profanity comes from the assumption that something upheld is being debased. Curse words can come from a few places, but using words with deep seated cultural connotations force you to see it as vulgar when used in certain situations. This is because it crosses a boundary, it's taboo, it shows disrespect and people find disrespect insulting.

Hitler wouldn't have the same effect because we are not "bringing it down" when using it as an exclamation.