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History of Swear Words

And if we see it everywhere, why is it still censoredon TV and in movies?

And if we see it everywhere, why is it still censored
on TV and in movies?

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And if we see it everywhere,
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why is it still censored on TV and in movies?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:54
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, comedy

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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.
S01 • E06 However, the censors wouldn't budge, so Selznick appealed to the main man, - History of Swear Words 00:07
However, the censors wouldn't budge, so Selznick appeal...
S01 • E02 "Shit" is in a class of cuss words all its own. - History of Swear Words 00:05
"Shit" is in a class of cuss words all its own.
S01 • E03 Meredith Brooks' song "Bitch" - History of Swear Words 00:06
Meredith Brooks' song "Bitch"
S01 • E04 But if you're talking about your penis being a jerk, - History of Swear Words 00:16
But if you're talking about your penis being a jerk,
S01 • E02 Unlike desirable fun words, like "fuck," "pussy" and "ass," - History of Swear Words 00:08
Unlike desirable fun words, like "fuck," "pus...
S01 • E06 What happened next is somewhere between fact and urban myth. - History of Swear Words 00:05
What happened next is somewhere between fact and urban myth.
S01 • E05 We've become obsessed with our pussies - History of Swear Words 00:07
We've become obsessed with our pussies
S01 • E01 Uh, generally, it's not government censorship, - History of Swear Words 00:07
Uh, generally, it's not government censorship,
S01 • E03 "I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, - History of Swear Words 00:11
"I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, ...
S01 • E06 Selznick won his appeal either on the merits of his argument, - History of Swear Words 00:10
Selznick won his appeal either on the merits of his argument...
S01 • E01 Often, it's people self-censoring, - History of Swear Words 00:08
Often, it's people self-censoring,
S01 • E05 And so now it's like, "Yeah, it's all I wanna talk about." - History of Swear Words 00:07
And so now it's like, "Yeah, it's all I wanna...
S01 • E02 Other words for "shit" from the Renaissance were "beray" - History of Swear Words 00:09
Other words for "shit" from the Renaissance were &...
S01 • E05 And I think "pussy" is one of those words where we're watching it happen. - History of Swear Words 00:05
And I think "pussy" is one of those words where we...
S01 • E01 They're harmful to morality, they're harmful to children, - History of Swear Words 00:07
They're harmful to morality, they're harmful to ch...
S01 • E06 They appended the code, - History of Swear Words 00:12
They appended the code,
S01 • E04 We wanna say them more. We wanna say them all the time. - History of Swear Words 00:04
We wanna say them more. We wanna say them all the time.
S01 • E03 You got to say the word and your parents couldn't get mad, - History of Swear Words 00:12
You got to say the word and your parents couldn't get m...
S01 • E05 Before we can talk about the reclamation of "pussy," - History of Swear Words 00:08
Before we can talk about the reclamation of "pussy,&quo...
S01 • E02 But you can sort of see why they wouldn't be good swear words. - History of Swear Words 00:04
But you can sort of see why they wouldn't be good swear...