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The fine bastards at Cambridge bring us this bit o fucking science:
As dishonesty and profanity are both considered deviant they are often viewed as evidence of low moral standards. On the other hand, profanity can be positively associated with honesty. It is often used to express unfiltered feelings and sincerity. The researchers cite the example of President-elect Donald Trump who used swear words in some of his speeches while campaigning in last year's US election and was considered, by some, to be more genuine than his rivals.
Dr David Stillwell, a lecturer in Big Data Analytics at the University of Cambridge, and a co-author on the paper, says: "The relationship between profanity and dishonesty is a tricky one. Swearing is often inappropriate but it can also be evidence that someone is telling you their honest opinion. Just as they aren't filtering their language to be more palatable, they're also not filtering their views. "
The international team of researchers set out to gauge people's views about this sort of language in a series of questionnaires which included interactions with social media users.
In the first questionnaire 276 participants were asked to list their most commonly used and favourite swear words. They were also asked to rate their reasons for using these words and then took part in a lie test to determine whether they were being truthful or simply responding in the way they thought was socially acceptable. Those who wrote down a higher number of curse words were less likely to be lying.
Guess that makes me the most honest motherfucker on the site, eh?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @04:06PM
Indeed. Politeness is relative and it's acceptable to be blunt or downright rude when dealing with poor behaviour. It's never acceptable to violently assail someone or to destroy the private property of others. People who do so are not impolite, they are mentally retarded.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 18 2017, @04:21PM
. . . mentally retarded, and / or criminal.
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(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Wednesday January 18 2017, @07:33PM
Nah, people that actually are mentally retarded don't normally act that way.
The protesters that block roads or (in the case of a tiny minority) damage property seem more to me like bratty little kids who lack the education/skills required to realize how much things have already changed & persuade others to work on the issues that remain, and who also haven't faced enough hardcore adversity to feel grateful for what they have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @07:46AM
The protesters that block roads or (in the case of a tiny minority) damage property
Ooohh! Damaging property! Is there not insurance? Do we not have "rich houses" for those who cannot work for a living? Why is this any concern of mine, you lumpen bourgeiosie bastard? We are coming for your property. We will make you late for work! And, when you least suspect it, we will liberate you from your miserable existence by making you part of the revolution that will change the world and everything in it. Where we are going, we don't need roads, or property!!!