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

  • tipicaldik@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    My youngest daughter used to never cuss. Just a total sweetheart like that. The worst thing I think I heard her say was “she act’s like such a B-word!” Then she started scoring races at a local dirt track, and after putting up with all the BS from the drivers (and especially their wives) she’s now out there tossing around fucks and shits and bitches and assholes and various physical threats like they’re confetti…