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

    • 0ops@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

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      Ngl, this isn’t always true but I’ve known a few self-described “non-swearers” who would start really, baldly vulgar conversations regularly - but they’d substitute “freak” or “screw” for “fuck”, and “crud” for “shit”, and “weiner” for “dick”. Yet when I reply “what the fuck, that’s gross”, I’m the vulgar one apparently. It’s fucking bizarre man