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Taboo language: Get the fuck over it
1976: The Sex Pistols drop the “F bomb” during a teatime show and are banned from TV 2004: over 10 million people watch John Lydon say “C***” on National Television and less than 100 complain We really do live in a society where 77% of all British people believe that swearing is routine. What twits, right? And according to a study only 5% get through the day without hearing a swear word. One question. Why? How have we become so dependant on swearing? Perhaps the baby boomers were right, us millennials, truly are becoming indecent and rude. However, I do not think so. For example, a study conducted by Richard Stephan on 67 volunteers shows that people could hold their hand in icy water for longer periods of time if they were permitted the use of swear words, compared to those who had to use mild language or stay silent. This experiment has been repeated multiple times, each with the same results. So cursing can heighten your pain tolerance. Cursing has also bee...
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