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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim (www.theguardian.com)

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

First the advertising platforms started getting called social, now swearing at each other is social. Shit is shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Strange that all the blocked words in the Lemmy keywords filter is still showing up here. Thought it would be taken out. Probably filters posts only. :-(

But now got a good list of words and users known to avoid in future. :-)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about other instances, but lemmy.zip creates an automatic report when "slur" words are used, and then instance admins and community moderators can decide how to deal with them. Context matters.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Social media reducing inhibitions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

There was a study that showed swearing can be good for you, especially when you're feeling pain. So I'm all fucking for it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

:yawn:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

'ai să-mi bag pula!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I remember when I found it weird that House MD was allowed to say "crap" on TV all the time.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Duh, because it's just another means of control. They are just words like any other.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Not in the whole world thankfully

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Where I'm from it's a marker of lower intelligence. It demonstrates that you lack the vocabulary to clarify how you feel so instead you use the same words kids use. ITS GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE!!!

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So grateful for this post. Never had so much junk come out on Lemmy. Never blocked so many words and people in one day either haha.

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