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History of Swear Words

An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.

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So that really is kind of what sent me
down the rabbit hole of… of "bitch," - History of Swear Words

So that really is kind of what sent me down the rabbit hole ...

They all fucked.
But the motherfucker's brother, - History of Swear Words

They all fucked. But the motherfucker's brother,

And it's the only one of our swear words
that has only ever had one meaning. - History of Swear Words

And it's the only one of our swear words that has only ...

We've been able to track it changing
from a word that was a nickname, - History of Swear Words

We've been able to track it changing from a word that w...

- Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing?
- So… - History of Swear Words

- Okay, cool. Let's go. Is it freezing? - So…

But he put them in the will,
so the little fuckers run around - History of Swear Words

But he put them in the will, so the little fuckers run aroun...

It is meant to be a receptacle.
It is not meant to be active. - History of Swear Words

It is meant to be a receptacle. It is not meant to be active...

God damn you all to hell! - History of Swear Words

God damn you all to hell!

It was high time the dictionary
recognized "bitch" for its true meaning. - History of Swear Words

It was high time the dictionary recognized "bitch"...

But it can also be, uh, just
a denigrating term for people in general. - History of Swear Words

But it can also be, uh, just a denigrating term for people i...

And then you can move outward - History of Swear Words

And then you can move outward

In ancient Rome, - History of Swear Words

In ancient Rome,

For over a thousand years, - History of Swear Words

For over a thousand years,

I really actually like
calling guys "pussies," - History of Swear Words

I really actually like calling guys "pussies,"

It's kind of like "asshole." - History of Swear Words

It's kind of like "asshole."

And it turns out
that you can hold your hand in the water - History of Swear Words

And it turns out that you can hold your hand in the water

And there's not that many words
that you can call a guy - History of Swear Words

And there's not that many words that you can call a guy

So, let's honor and remember
some of our… - History of Swear Words

So, let's honor and remember some of our…

And... and the fact that it's so taboo,
and has been taboo for a while, - History of Swear Words

And... and the fact that it's so taboo, and has been ta...

Then, in the Middle Ages, in English,
they became religious, invoking God. - History of Swear Words

Then, in the Middle Ages, in English, they became religious,...

Very slowly,
this new meaning starts to take over - History of Swear Words

Very slowly, this new meaning starts to take over

The male use of "pussy"
to mean a weak or ineffectual man - History of Swear Words

The male use of "pussy" to mean a weak or ineffect...

So, um… - History of Swear Words

The worst thing you could say
in the Middle Ages - History of Swear Words

The worst thing you could say in the Middle Ages

Known as one of the most despised women
in human history. - History of Swear Words

Known as one of the most despised women in human history.

- Silly meeeee…
- Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit… - History of Swear Words

- Silly meeeee… - Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit…

And the reason that you don't...
It's not because it's negative to men. - History of Swear Words

And the reason that you don't... It's not because ...

But if you know a Dick, he's
probably in his seventies or eighties. - History of Swear Words

But if you know a Dick, he's probably in his seventies ...

When you automatically,
spontaneously swear, - History of Swear Words

When you automatically, spontaneously swear,

It's hard for contemporary people to
understand or imagine how this would work. - History of Swear Words

It's hard for contemporary people to understand or imag...

It's because it is denigrating
a woman's body part. - History of Swear Words

It's because it is denigrating a woman's body part...

A real Hungarian noblewoman - History of Swear Words

A real Hungarian noblewoman

Apparently, swear words live in,
like, a different part of your brain. - History of Swear Words

Apparently, swear words live in, like, a different part of y...

So, in the Catholic tradition, - History of Swear Words

So, in the Catholic tradition,

It's hard for words, once they become a
swear word or have a negative association, - History of Swear Words

It's hard for words, once they become a swear word or h...

Now I'm at a real crossroads
with the word "pussy," - History of Swear Words

Now I'm at a real crossroads with the word "pussy,...

- Fuck.
- ♪ A, B, C, D, E… ♪ - History of Swear Words

- Fuck. - ♪ A, B, C, D, E… ♪

In the '60s and '70s, - History of Swear Words

In the '60s and '70s,

But, like, that connection is, like - History of Swear Words

But, like, that connection is, like

There's a deeper, more emotional, - History of Swear Words

There's a deeper, more emotional,

But in America, it was also
the era of tricky Dick Nixon. - History of Swear Words

But in America, it was also the era of tricky Dick Nixon.

Legendary editor of Vogue.
Ice-cold bitch. - History of Swear Words

Legendary editor of Vogue. Ice-cold bitch.

Daaaamn, that's hardcore. - History of Swear Words

Daaaamn, that's hardcore.

Deep in the middle of the brain, - History of Swear Words

Deep in the middle of the brain,

You know, we should be calling people,
like, "ball sacks." - History of Swear Words

You know, we should be calling people, like, "ball sack...

That's one of the times it really started
to take hold in the culture. - History of Swear Words

That's one of the times it really started to take hold ...

And you know that whoever said that
never just said it, like, "God's bones." - History of Swear Words

And you know that whoever said that never just said it, like...

Pieces of… - History of Swear Words

"Bitch" is one of the few slurs - History of Swear Words

"Bitch" is one of the few slurs

Just hearing
the word "dick" like that, - History of Swear Words

Just hearing the word "dick" like that,

That's the part that leads you
to swear when you stub a toe, - History of Swear Words

That's the part that leads you to swear when you stub a...

We're calling people "pussies" - History of Swear Words

We're calling people "pussies"

For some reason I don't wanna say "pussy."
"Pussy" isn't gonna help me through this. - History of Swear Words

For some reason I don't wanna say "pussy." &q...

Reclaiming of language
seeks to empower women - History of Swear Words

Reclaiming of language seeks to empower women

…iiiiiiiiiiiii… - History of Swear Words

…iiiiiiiiiiiii…

He's "Dick." - History of Swear Words

If something is tragic, - History of Swear Words

If something is tragic,

My friends are allowed to call me a bitch,
if they do it in, like, a loving way. - History of Swear Words

My friends are allowed to call me a bitch, if they do it in,...

Religious swearing ultimately
gets its power from the Old Testament. - History of Swear Words

Religious swearing ultimately gets its power from the Old Te...

And God, in the Bible,
spends a lot of time explaining - History of Swear Words

And God, in the Bible, spends a lot of time explaining

"Dick" is used to describe a person
who is unpleasant, - History of Swear Words

"Dick" is used to describe a person who is unpleas...

If I got, like, a promotion or something,
and someone's like, "This bitch, yay!" - History of Swear Words

If I got, like, a promotion or something, and someone's...

It's part of the same
fight-or-flight reaction people have - History of Swear Words

It's part of the same fight-or-flight reaction people h...

It can cause
the listener's heart rate to increase, - History of Swear Words

It can cause the listener's heart rate to increase,

Of course,
the supercharged version of "damn," - History of Swear Words

Of course, the supercharged version of "damn,"

Um… - History of Swear Words

There used to be a time where
"pussy" was part of the underground. - History of Swear Words

There used to be a time where "pussy" was part of ...

Someone told me,
"Just call them bitches. They'll love it." - History of Swear Words

Someone told me, "Just call them bitches. They'll ...

…iiiiiiiiii… - History of Swear Words

…iiiiiiiiii…

It's this thing you didn't say out loud
in front of mixed company. - History of Swear Words

It's this thing you didn't say out loud in front o...

That adrenaline
and the blood flow to the extremities - History of Swear Words

That adrenaline and the blood flow to the extremities

"Yo, my bitches." - History of Swear Words

"Yo, my bitches."

I think we call people
we don't like "dicks" - History of Swear Words

I think we call people we don't like "dicks"

Unless you lived in the city, heard it
all the time, and thought, "So what?" - History of Swear Words

Unless you lived in the city, heard it all the time, and tho...

It's also the same reason
why swearing makes you stronger. - History of Swear Words

It's also the same reason why swearing makes you strong...

The "God" is an intensifier to the "damn" - History of Swear Words

The "God" is an intensifier to the...

Like little sand worms
comin' ofrom ut your pants. - History of Swear Words

Like little sand worms comin' ofrom ut your pants.

For example,
five percent stronger in grip strength - History of Swear Words

For example, five percent stronger in grip strength

So you knew somebody who knew somebody
who had it, they'd bring it to the house, - History of Swear Words

So you knew somebody who knew somebody who had it, they'...

I think the difference between
"damn" and "goddamn" is like… - History of Swear Words

I think the difference between "damn" and "go...

"Fuck!" - History of Swear Words

It's powerful, it's feminist,
it's sexy, it's quick, it's snappy. - History of Swear Words

It's powerful, it's feminist, it's sexy, it&#...

Nixon was hated by the very population - History of Swear Words

Nixon was hated by the very population

The ice experiment raises some
interesting questions about why we swear, - History of Swear Words

The ice experiment raises some interesting questions about w...

Lots of titles of books and movies
about pussy cat, - History of Swear Words

Lots of titles of books and movies about pussy cat,

"Damn" is… - History of Swear Words

Much like a "dick," Nixon kept
popping up in places he didn't need to be, - History of Swear Words

Much like a "dick," Nixon kept popping up in place...

To understand the relationship
between the brain and the profane, - History of Swear Words

To understand the relationship between the brain and the pro...

Dirty versions of comic books,
books that were printed by small presses. - History of Swear Words

Dirty versions of comic books, books that were printed by sm...

"It's just that
I will miss you all so much." - History of Swear Words

"It's just that I will miss you all so much."

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An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words.

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Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 6.4

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Released: 05 Jan 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

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