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

  • CptInsane0@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    6 months ago

    It comes up a lot more in professional settings than it used to. I would actually give this one to GenX and appreciate it when used correctly.

    • cmbabul@lemmy.worldEnglish
      421·
      6 months ago

      Gen X broke down the gate, millennials buried the gate, and Gen Z built a monument to swearing on top of where the gate once stood

        • cmbabul@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          6 months ago

          But that’s not a swear or curse word. The swear words are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits, damn, sonofabitch, goddamn, ass, asshole, bastard and other plays on those words.

          And I’m pretty sure the unalive thing came from TikTok pulling and censoring videos with the word kill in them.

          • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            41·
            6 months ago

            I see a LOT of censoring all of those words from younger people who grew up with tiktok tho

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      I’d say it’s still not great to use in most professional settings, with the caveat that every environment is different. I’m not gonna be clutching pearls if I do run into someone that’s more liberal with their curses, but I’m not going to be spouting off myself.