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

    • 567PrimeMover@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      People will use “removed” as a placeholder for whatever slur would have their post removed on a given platform.

      • whatwhatwutyut@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think it’s that “removed” is what some Lemmy clients will show unless you change your settings to not filter swear words. I don’t think anyone is actually typing removed in their comments

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      What do you mean by “Removed”?

      What was removed?