I think that if someone wouldn’t say it in front of their parents, in class, or on TV (on purpose—what slips out is a separate matter entirely), then it’s fair to say it’s still taboo. I’m not saying that people don’t or shouldn’t swear, only that it’s still suppressed in most contexts and only crops up under conditions of high emotion.
I think that if someone wouldn’t say it in front of their parents, in class, or on TV (on purpose—what slips out is a separate matter entirely), then it’s fair to say it’s still taboo. I’m not saying that people don’t or shouldn’t swear, only that it’s still suppressed in most contexts and only crops up under conditions of high emotion.