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History of Swear Words

I'm Elvis Mitchel, and I host a show calledThe Treatment on KCRW

I'm Elvis Mitchel, and I host a show called
The Treatment on KCRW

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I'm Elvis Mitchel,
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and I host a show called The Treatment on KCRW.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:58
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 • E02 But everyone who knew him - History of Swear Words 00:07
But everyone who knew him
S01 • E01 Thanks to the Supreme Court and the ruling of 1971, - History of Swear Words 00:07
Thanks to the Supreme Court and the ruling of 1971,
S01 • E05 From the '70s on, we see "pussy" being used pretty frequently in pornography. - History of Swear Words 00:06
From the '70s on, we see "pussy" being used p...
S01 • E03 For Hemingway, "bitch" was a way of separating men from the women. - History of Swear Words 00:05
For Hemingway, "bitch" was a way of separating men...
S01 • E04 I think it's a beautiful comeback story - History of Swear Words 00:11
I think it's a beautiful comeback story
S01 • E06 I feel like if this one is comin' up a lot, - History of Swear Words 00:06
I feel like if this one is comin' up a lot,
S01 • E02 Shit! - History of Swear Words 00:04
Shit!
S01 • E03 Sort of say, "Men are these people, and women can be bitches." - History of Swear Words 00:10
Sort of say, "Men are these people, and women can be bi...
S01 • E05 However, it really goes into hyperdrive in the '90s. - History of Swear Words 00:06
However, it really goes into hyperdrive in the '90s.
S01 • E01 We have what they would call "the God-given right." - History of Swear Words 00:07
We have what they would call "the God-given right."...
S01 • E06 The fine people in Germany like to say… - History of Swear Words 00:05
The fine people in Germany like to say…
S01 • E05 It makes sense that porn popularized the word "pussy." - History of Swear Words 00:08
It makes sense that porn popularized the word "pussy.&q...
S01 • E04 Because let's be honest, nobody knew the issues in that race. - History of Swear Words 00:04
Because let's be honest, nobody knew the issues in that...
S01 • E01 Certainly... In the '60s, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, - History of Swear Words 00:06
Certainly... In the '60s, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherl...
S01 • E06 A swear that means "butt violin." - History of Swear Words 00:08
A swear that means "butt violin."
S01 • E02 And he also lost most of his ability to produce language. - History of Swear Words 00:05
And he also lost most of his ability to produce language.
S01 • E04 Nobody was paying attention to what party affiliation Dick Swett was in. - History of Swear Words 00:07
Nobody was paying attention to what party affiliation Dick S...
S01 • E03 It became almost a proprietary thing for him, - History of Swear Words 00:11
It became almost a proprietary thing for him,
S01 • E05 So it influences pop culture, I think, more than anyone would ever let on. - History of Swear Words 00:06
So it influences pop culture, I think, more than anyone woul...
S01 • E01 You were using that word to say, "I was taking a stand." - History of Swear Words 00:10
You were using that word to say, "I was taking a stand....