The concept that concerns us has several widespread uses in our language.
Belonging to the vulgar: popular sector of a society
When someone or something is branded vulgar It is because its characteristics, behaviors, appearance, among other issues, tell us that it is a worthy representative of the common people, as the common folk.
Rude, in bad taste
Meanwhile, the most common use that is given to the term, taking into account the aforementioned, is to refer to what is rude, ordinary, and in bad taste, and therefore deserves condemnation or a challenge.
Normally this type of behavior occurs in people who are not well educated or who are characterized by being disrespectful at all times and in all contexts.
Meanwhile, well-educated individuals do not usually present these types of vulgar actions, or for now they avoid them in those places where they can be unseemly or improper.
“Maria made an extremely vulgar gesture after defeating her rival. Talking with a full mouth turns out to be the most vulgar habit that I detest.”
The rudeness, the bad words, also called expletives, and some gesturessuch as raising the middle finger, picking the nose with the finger and holding the genitals with the hands, are considered vulgar.
In any case, as far as language is concerned, there are some words that only have a vulgar meaning in a certain society or community, precisely because of the social acceptance that has been given to it, therefore, it may be that when it is use in another country its meaning does not refer any vulgar connotation.
But beware, bad words do not exclusively make up vulgar language, but this type of language transcends bad words, that is, a person can speak very vulgarly without having used a single bad word. For example, when a young man in a supermarket tells a woman: run old, I can't pass, is using words that are not vulgar in themselves, however, the tone, the absolutely disrespectful way especially against a major make the comment to be considered very vulgar.
There are also behaviors and actions that a person develops and that are associated with vulgarity and rudeness, such is the case of talking while eating, or also eating by hand without using cutlery when food does demand it.
Other targets of vulgar people are usually sacred issues or associated with taboo subjects in a society.
Thus, it will be considered vulgar for someone to break a religious image or to speak rudely about a saint or ecclesiastical authority.
On the other hand, vulgarity is often linked to sexual issues, for example, when someone refers to sex using the most vulgar words that refer to male or female genitalia.
That common and without originality
Another use of the word is given to refer to that which is common or general and therefore opposed to the technical.
Also, when something appears lacking in originality it is often called vulgar.
On the other hand, as we have already said, vulgarity is closely associated with the bad taste that someone displays in some aspect, for example in the decoration of his house, or in the way in which he dresses regularly.
Although many may argue that in terms of taste there is nothing legal and that everyone has the right to dress or decorate their home with what they like the most, even if it is vulgar or lacking in charm and elegance, The truth is that the common people observe these things a lot and question them when they consider that they are not within the parameters that are postulated as elegant.
In terms of clothing, it is usually considered vulgar to those hyper-tight or very short garments that many women usually wear. Dresses, miniskirts, among others, that show too much anatomy and curves are often seen as vulgar by much of the fashion establishment.
And finally we must say that at a certain moment in history those arts that were produced manually were considered as vulgar while they were contrasted with those that implied the intellect and that were believed to be higher and more superior.
