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SMNTY Classics: Feminism and the English Language with Wordslut

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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The Curse Is a Big Old Beast

C cursing is not inherently aggressive or violent, even though it is perceived that way. In very few instances of everyday cursing are people using it to convey aggression or violence. I was really interested in talking about cursing because I do curse so very much. And I'm also like so resentful of the stereotypes that people who curse just can't think of anything better to say. But yeah, a lot of curse words reflecting a masculine point of view and we talk about some of them are profoundly homophobic as well.

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