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    An Ode to Swearing

    A well-turned curse can remind you of the power of language.
    by James Parker Feb 14, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: Tim Lahan

    The swears are here, the swears are there, the swears are fucking everywhere.

    You’ve noticed it, I’m sure. How it started with the band names (Fucked Up, the Fucking Champs) and then migrated into the mainstream: , the self-help books about unfucking yourself and not givings on TV, such that we seem to be moments away from having a weatherman tell us that there’s an absolute motherfucker of a cold front coming in. Aren’t we completely fucked-out, at this point? Desacralized, desensitized, fucking numb?

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