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Swearing. Why?

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dummad · 23/04/2013 13:21

I'n not averse to the odd 'FFS' or whatever, but it seems to me that the use of the C word is now commonplace on every thread nowadays. And i don't like it one bit.

It never used to be like this. Why the cultural shift? I never hear it spoken out loud so why is it suddenly ok to plaster it all over MN?

Is it suddenly 'en vogue' to sound like a drunken navvy? Words like cunt, snatch, twat etc are just vile. Can't we reign it in a bit?

RebeccaMumsnet · 23/04/2013 13:27

Hi dummad,

Thanks for your post.

This is what we say in our Talk guidelines on swearing :

It's not our policy to delete swearwords (we are all adults, after all) but we do draw the line at obscenity, racist and disablist language, and wording that is truly beyond the pale. So, if you're not sure which side of that line your swearword of choice may fall, it might be best not to use it.

JulieMumsnet · 23/04/2013 18:47

Just in case you missed the post from RebeccaMumsnet, here are our talk guidelines Wink

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