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

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[-] liquidparasyte@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago

About fucking time!

[-] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You're fucking welcome! Lord knows I've been doing my part.

[-] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

No it goddamn isn't, fuck you asshole!

/s obviously

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You're welcome motherfuckers. Been pushing this in corporate for 20 years. Had a CEO come in and tell us we needed to tone it down bc he found himself doing it at home with his kids too much. Ivy pedigree probably never in his life before that period lol

[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

...why is the header photo of a lady resting her arm on a pink metal bunk bed ladder?

[-] ziggurter@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

We've finally realized that it's oppressive language that's harmful, not bodily-function language?

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago
[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

When overdone it tends to just make sentences longer for no fucking reason though.

[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

‘Bout fucking time.

Yikes, this should go in /c/collapse.

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[-] frokie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Well why the fuck not

[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

There's just a new bunch of taboo words.

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You're just now fuckin' realizing this?

[-] TheControlled@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
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