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No word (other than hate speech) is inherently disrespectful. Disrespect comes from context, not vocabulary.
As for being irreverent, that's almost always a positive since being overly reverent is a toxic symptom of authoritarianism.
Depending on context and tone, that could be completely fine.
I agree with you mostly. And censoring swears from media aimed at children, doesn't prevent kids from wanting to experiment with the taboo. But I'd rather have children's media model good behavior, and while swearing isn't always profane or disrespectful, it often is. And being able to differentiate the context is a learned social skill that kids won't master until that kind of content is appropriate.
This last quote really has nothing to do with my argument but I just like it. "Profanity is the linguistic crutch of inarticulate fuckheads". I want to teach my children to articulate themselves well and save the profane for when it makes the most impact.