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Fuuuuu...
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uuuuu...
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uuuuu...
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uuuck!
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Swear words.
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They're the most popular and alluring taboos we have.
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But the secrets to their strange power
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have been shrouded in mystery...
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until now.
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Join me on a journey through the history, evolution,
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and cultural impact
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of swear words.
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Words don't start out as swear words.
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{\an8}They're just words.
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Somebody decided, at some point,
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that this is a swear word.
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There's an acronymic etymology...
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"Fornication Under Consent of the King"
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This household has been given my consent
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to fuuuu--!
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It is total horseshit.
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Imagine that you've been called
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the worst thing you could be called so often
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that it doesn't mean anything to you anymore.
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Taking that negative and inverting it.
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What's the intention of the speaker?
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And what's the reception of the hearer?
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My dog's a bitch, but I never call her that.
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Who you calling a bitch?
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I call her a cunt.
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There's something innately human about swearing.
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More conservative people try and invalidate
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people they disagree with
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by like pointing to their language.
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Parental Advisory to me was...
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implicitly racist.
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Who's deciding these are bad words?
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Who did it?
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We're gonna do an experiment.
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There are scientific studies
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that say that that you feel better when you swear.
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You can hold your hand
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in a bucket of nearly freezing water....
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Shit.
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about 50% longer if you're swearing...
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Shit.
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than if you're not.
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Motherfu--
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Shit.
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Shit!
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I think there's a need now for swearing
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and profanity more than any other time.
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-Two minutes and 20 seconds. -Ahh!
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The power of cursing, like it's important.
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The release, that's really what profanity gives us.
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Ah, shit.
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Bitch.
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Fuck!
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Damn.
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Pussy.
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Dick.
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I'm Nicolas Cage.
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Let's get fucked.