First amendment defense of swearing. The humor of swearing: The words sound funny or create humorous images --To some at least. It''s almost in an adolescent mindset of doing something naughty and getting away with it. There can sometimes be a certain amount of humor in this but mostly it's immaturity.

Swearing in itself is not funny, but when used to enhance the point of a joke, it can add to the hilarity.

Swearing is not as cool or funny as you think it is. It's cringe. If you stub your toe, or drop something, or feel angry and can't help it, by all means let out a naughty word. But forcing f words and c words into every sentence is not funny, quirky, edgy, cool, or anything good really. It's pretty much always embarrassing and if you're one of ...

2. Power and control. Swearing can give us a greater sense of power and control over a bad situation. By swearing, we show, if only to ourselves, that we are not passive victims but empowered to ...

Swearing makes you stronger. Other studies focusing on the effects on human wellbeing have shown that cursing can actually make you stronger: Both physically and mentally. Researchers asked people to holler out expletives while riding a stationary bike and holding a device that measured handgrip strength. The result showed that participants ...

First they repeated a curse of their choice; then they said an innocuous word. "When they swore, they were better able to tolerate pain," says Stephens, who also noted that above-mentioned ...

Inappropriate swearing can be observed in frontal lobe damage, Tourette’s disorder, and aphasia. Swearing is positively correlated with extraversion and is a defining feature of a Type A personality. It is negatively correlated with conscientiousness, agreeableness, sexual anxiety, and …

Answer (1 of 3): No no no. Quite the contrary. It has been shown that people who use "colourful" language are actually slightly more likely to have an improved level of vocabulary and are therefore slightly more intelligent. Here's the source of my knowledge : …

Emma Brockes. The case for swearing responsibly. Because only prudes want to ban bad words, but vulgarity is best used every now and then. The trailer for …

There are many reasons why people swear and the reasons vary from person to person. Some people swear when they are angry or frustrated because it helps them express their feelings in a more intense way. Others swear as a form of humor and some people swear to be polite in certain situations such as around children or elderly family members who might not like profanity.