Quote Originally Posted by it-ogo View Post
Hm? Why right-wing Americans consider terrorists' victims a sh!t?
The phrase "to blow sh!t up" is a classic example of the word "sh!t" being used in a completely neutral way, without any negative connotations -- in this context, it means "stuff" or "things" or "anything and everything."

Similarly, one can say about food (for example): "Wow, this sh!t is delicious!" without any irony.

(Although one might say it especially about a food that you've never tried before and is perhaps a bit strange-looking, but turns out to be very tasty -- "this sh!t is delicious!" was my reaction the first time I tried баклажанную икру! And of course, high-quality травка is often described as "good sh!t".)

On the other hand, "this tastes like sh!t" can ONLY be negative!