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However, along came David O. Selznick
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History of Swear Words

However, along came David O. Selznick, a film producer wanting to turn thebest-selling...

However, along came David O. Selznick, a film producer wanting to turn the
best-selling novel Gone With the Wind into a blockbuster movie

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However, along came David O. Selznick,
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a film producer wanting to turn the best-selling novel Gone With the Wind
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into a blockbuster movie.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:38
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary, comedy

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Movie Summary

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 • E05 Especially this thing in between our legs - History of Swear Words 00:10
Especially this thing in between our legs
S01 • E03 So, 1968, Jo Freeman publishes The Bitch Manifesto, - History of Swear Words 00:11
So, 1968, Jo Freeman publishes The Bitch Manifesto,
S01 • E04 I said, "Dad… - History of Swear Words 00:20
I said, "Dad…
S01 • E02 I think it's, like, kind of taking its own journey where… - History of Swear Words 00:07
I think it's, like, kind of taking its own journey wher...
S01 • E01 It's one of the oldest, most vulgar words we have, - History of Swear Words 00:07
It's one of the oldest, most vulgar words we have,
S01 • E06 He argued they had to use the word "damn" - History of Swear Words 00:05
He argued they had to use the word "damn"
S01 • E03 What you start seeing in the '90s and in the 2000s - History of Swear Words 00:09
What you start seeing in the '90s and in the 2000s
S01 • E01 So, why do we see it now on cross-stitch - History of Swear Words 00:05
So, why do we see it now on cross-stitch
S01 • E06 And who was he to stray from - History of Swear Words 00:05
And who was he to stray from
S01 • E01 And if we see it everywhere, - History of Swear Words 00:06
And if we see it everywhere,
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...