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…
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…Open