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WTF? Slurs offend young adults more than swearing

  • Written by Benjamin Bergen, Professor of Cognitive Science; Director of the Language and Cognition Lab, University of California San Diego
Lizzo's hit songs include a lot of profanity.Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

In 1972, the comedian George Carlin performed a comedy routine in which he listed the seven words you couldn’t say on television. He opined that profanity related to sexual activities, body parts and bodily functions wasn’t inherently good or bad. All...

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