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36: Minicast - The Accepted Slur

36: Minicast - The Accepted Slur

FromVery Bad Words


36: Minicast - The Accepted Slur

FromVery Bad Words

ratings:
Length:
6 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this minicast, Matt ponders why it's not okay to use the phrase, "Jew them down" ,but it's okay to say, "I've been gypped". Both words are considered offensive in their communities, but even people that we don't expect still use the word "gyp". We get some help from Romedia Foundation's executive director Katalin Barsony in the below clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOyG1yz9G8 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
May 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (41)

As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words.