When did "suck" become a bad word?

[Lilyhoney]

There are the cable vs dish commercials about how the cable bill sucks.

Then there are discussions like this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4764693

To me sucking represents a sense of nourishment. Where did all the negativity come from? :shrug:

[Chovexani]

1. Well, IIRC

"Sucks" is really just a shortened version of "sucks dick".

Don't get why that's bad either, but I'm sure it has something to do with that whole Madonna/whore syndrome...

[Not_Giving_Up]

2. The Dish commercials crack me up

They manage to say "sucks" every two or three seconds. It sucks big time. It sucks really hard.

When I was a kid, it was always bad. Suckle is word for nourishment.

[Robeson]

3. Its always had positive connotations to me!....

...:-)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

4. You couldn't say that on T.V. until recently.

[enigami]

5. For me personally

when I told my Dad "suck Me" and he decked me, with one punch.

[Lilyhoney]

6. Now that I have been to wikipedia, I understand.

Thank you for your help.:bounce: