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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: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:34PM
Awe hunny bunny no no no, you have to use your brain not blindly give it over to an old turkey! Trump is going to betray you sweetie, and if you'd been paying attention you'd see he has already started. Getting conned is never fun, but I'll make you some cookies when the hurt really sinks in.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:49PM
Trump surely won't be as much of a con man like the last 8 years of having the wool pulled over our eyes. It's about time we had a "real" asshole in office that won't be afraid of firing anyone who doesn't pull their own weight. Ever notice how Trump and Hillary remind you of Al and Peggy Bundy? That's what you get for not putting Bernie in the final race, you gave us the choice of an Al or Peggy Bundy for POTUS.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday January 18 2017, @10:00PM
Yep, and we have the DNC and its corrupt leadership to thank for that. It's why I turned in my party card.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 18 2017, @09:58PM
You really wanna know why Trump got elected? He may have said much but at least he came off *sounding* honest in what he did say. I didn't vote for the guy but at least I'm not blinded so badly by partisan bullshit that I can't see why other people did. Hillary, I wouldn't trust her to guard a bag of dog turds for five minutes. Everything about her says liar and crook.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday January 19 2017, @08:15AM
but at least he came off *sounding* honest in what he did say.
A Big City New York Flim-flam Man? Buzzard, you have lost all your country cred, with one part of a sentence.
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday January 19 2017, @11:33AM
Oh, I didn't say I believed him, liked him, or thought his policies were good ideas. I just said he sounded less full of shit than Hillary.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @03:06PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoBGhrw9V4M [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday January 19 2017, @06:15PM
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(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday January 19 2017, @03:17PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3g1tXmfJN8 [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Thursday January 19 2017, @04:12PM
I agree with everything you say, however I still take issue with this:
"I wouldn't trust her to guard a bag of dog turds for five minutes. Everything about her says liar and crook."
If you or anyone is still "trusting your gut" when it comes to Clinton or Trump, you're doing it wrong.
As a Trump voter, I would never state that I disliked Clinton because "Everything about her says liar and crook." I would say, "I can provide written and verifiable evidence that Hillary Clinton knowingly assisted the arming of ISIL by negotiating weapon sales to Saudi Arabia through her position at the State Department under the Obama Administration in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation."
Sure sounds a hell of a lot more convincing than "Drumpf is a sexist! He said attractive women are attractive! His hair is stupid too! What a racist!" Which is really what I have a problem with.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday January 19 2017, @07:26PM
Oh those are easy enough to provide what with all those leaked emails. Facts just weren't the topic of discussion today.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Thursday January 19 2017, @04:05PM
"Awe hunny bunny no no no, you have to use your brain not blindly give it over to an old turkey! "
This is not an argument. Nothing in your comment was verifiable by evidence or reason. You sound like the prosecutor from Not Sure's court case in Idiocracy.