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History of Swear Words

Oh, my God, I had no idea! Fun!

Oh, my God, I had no idea! Fun!

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Oh, my God, I had no idea! Fun!
Duration
4 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:47
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E03 The reclamation of the word also happens for gay men, - History of Swear Words 00:11
The reclamation of the word also happens for gay men,
S01 • E01 Once they got to, like, Queens, - History of Swear Words 00:05
Once they got to, like, Queens,
S01 • E04 I'll tell you, out of all the swear words, "dick" is the easiest to draw. - History of Swear Words 00:05
I'll tell you, out of all the swear words, "dick&q...
S01 • E06 But the "damn" is, uh, doin' what you want it to do there. - History of Swear Words 00:05
But the "damn" is, uh, doin' what you want it...
S01 • E01 And somebody was like, "Fuck you!" And he was like, "Yes, yes! Fuck you too!" - History of Swear Words 00:32
And somebody was like, "Fuck you!" And he was like...
S01 • E05 Because so much of profanity is us quoting songs and quoting movies. - History of Swear Words 00:06
Because so much of profanity is us quoting songs and quoting...
S01 • E06 Barack Obama faced backlash when a pastor at his church, Jeremiah Wright, - History of Swear Words 00:18
Barack Obama faced backlash when a pastor at his church, Jer...
S01 • E04 None of the other ones you can draw on the back of your school bag, - History of Swear Words 00:07
None of the other ones you can draw on the back of your scho...
S01 • E02 There was this momentum, - History of Swear Words 00:10
There was this momentum,
S01 • E03 It was a workaround for a lot of people who didn't want to call me a faggot. - History of Swear Words 00:06
It was a workaround for a lot of people who didn't want...
S01 • E03 In the homosexual male community, - History of Swear Words 00:10
In the homosexual male community,
S01 • E02 The Parental Advisory sticker, to me, was implicitly racist. - History of Swear Words 00:05
The Parental Advisory sticker, to me, was implicitly racist.
S01 • E02 And to all my friends. We all thought it was racist, because - History of Swear Words 00:08
And to all my friends. We all thought it was racist, because
S01 • E06 I understand a pastor saying, "God damn America." - History of Swear Words 00:10
I understand a pastor saying, "God damn America."
S01 • E05 Currently, "pussy" is undergoing this really interesting transformation - History of Swear Words 00:08
Currently, "pussy" is undergoing this really inter...
S01 • E04 There's no question that the word and the image make us laugh. - History of Swear Words 00:04
There's no question that the word and the image make us...
S01 • E03 It is… sort of like, "I recognize you." - History of Swear Words 00:08
It is… sort of like, "I recognize you."
S01 • E04 This seemingly silly swear word still holds a dark power. - History of Swear Words 00:05
This seemingly silly swear word still holds a dark power.
S01 • E05 Um… you really start seeing that… - History of Swear Words 00:06
Um… you really start seeing that…
S01 • E02 I thought, "This is a misunderstanding. This is a missed opportunity - History of Swear Words 00:16
I thought, "This is a misunderstanding. This is a misse...