I once felt this way. I went a decade trying to never use curse words, then I gave up and said fuck it.
Below is some supporting talks as to why it really isn't that bad and doesn't actually show a lack of vocabulary. I hope this first one is the specific one I was looking for, didn't have time to listen again today.
The science of swearing, especially the impact of profanity on most people. Swearing is actually powerful language that doesn't deserve to be condemned or to be equated to poor intelligence. Venja Beck, 22, got her bachelor’s in psychology and communication at Maastricht University College and after a sabbatical year she’s now working on her research master’s in cognitive sciences in Amsterdam. At high school she attended the bilingual Da Vinci Class at College Den Hulster in Venlo, which explains her ease with the English language. The subject of her talk will be about the science of swearing, especially the impact of profanity on most people. The apt title of her talk is ‘I swear this will be a good TEDxtalk’, also indicating that swearing derives from taking oaths. In her talk she hopes to convince you that swearing is actually very powerful ‘cool’ language that doesn’t deserve to be condemned so much and must not be equated to poor intelligence. It has always been a widely accepted tradition dating back to medieval times. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Swearing isn’t all bad. From his own psychology research on swearing as a response to pain, to studies from further afield, Richard Stephens will present the numerous positive outcomes of swearing. This TEDx talk will make you think about swearing in a whole new light. Sometimes it’s OK to drop the F-bomb. Swearing isn’t all bad. From his own psychology research on swearing as a response to pain, to studies from further afield, Richard Stephens will present the numerous positive outcomes of swearing. This TEDx talk will make you think about swearing in a whole new light. Sometimes it’s OK to drop the F-bomb.-- Dr. Richard Stephens is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Keele University and Chair of the British Psychological Society Psychobiology Section. He has won several awards for science communication including the Wellcome Trust /Guardian Science Writing Prize 2014 and, in 2010, an Ig Nobel Prize for his research on swearing and pain. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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