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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The Four-Letter Failure

Today’s bandiers of obscenity could learn a thing or two from Greek. The post The Four-Letter Failure appeared first on The American Conservative .

Takimag The Four-Letter Failure Today’s bandiers of obscenity could learn a thing or two from Greek. TakiMag Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images As an unfortunate birthday approaches, my movie director friend Michael Mailer asked what wish I’m about to make: “Keira and Lily, I’d even give them up for Americans to stop using the F-word,” was my answer. Be it used as an adverb, noun, or verb, the F-word is now as ubiquitous as “hello” once was, proof that the barbarians have breached the gates and are now lords of the manor.  Hollywood, of course, heads the mob of vulgarians, inserting…Open

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Why profanity is having a f*cking moment

Politicians are increasingly abandoning scripted language and publicly cursing as profanity becomes a more common political tool. Why it matters: The shift suggests politicians are using profanity intentionally to project authenticity, signal confrontation and distance themselves from traditional Washington norms. What they're saying: "There's this dissatisfaction and anti-establishment fervor that's been present for probably at least a decade now," Nick Beauchamp, a professor at Northeastern University who studies political rhetoric, tells Axios. - "I think that part of the appeal of the strong language… is to take some of that same energy that might otherwise be directed towards radical policy, and instead directs it towards a…

NYTIMES (Kellen Browning and Matt Zdun) - On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly

In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.

HUFFPOST - 'If Your Children Are Watching, Be Warned': Here's How Networks Covered Trump's F-Word To Iran

Some hosts avoided reading the president's expletive use verbatim on TV while others freely dropped it, breaking from tradition to stress the president's unprecedented behavior.

HUFFPOST - F-Bomb After F-Bomb Dumped On Donald Trump In U.S. Senate Hopeful’s Campaign Ad

Juliana Stratton's supporters -- including a couple of high-profile names -- let rip on the president in the video.