BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1522arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1513arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square185fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squareBigTrout75@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoJust means there will be new swear words
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoYeah, they’re shit - pissbaby, chucklefuck, all that other saccharine bullshit. Just call a cunt a cunt and be done with it. I know it’s offensive to women’s wonderful genitals but it’s so percussive.
minus-squareRodeolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoAs if the women who complain about the word cunt have never used dick or dickhead as an insult.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoWell it’ll be awhile before the six letter f-word or the r word are allowed again
Just means there will be new swear words
Yeah, they’re shit - pissbaby, chucklefuck, all that other saccharine bullshit. Just call a cunt a cunt and be done with it. I know it’s offensive to women’s wonderful genitals but it’s so percussive.
As if the women who complain about the word cunt have never used dick or dickhead as an insult.
Well it’ll be awhile before the six letter f-word or the r word are allowed again