Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics

  • BoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    It wasn't even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.

    • bigboopballs [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      yeah, I remember that it was considered extremely edgy that Bart said words like hell, damn, crap and ass on The Simpsons. lmao