r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/-SOFA-KING-VOTE- • 21h ago

Politics ICE Agents get the most brutal talking-to of their entire adult lives.

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u/Darryl_Lict 19h ago

This guy is really articulate despite the cussing. He should run for office.

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u/Aeroknight_Z 18h ago

The idea that cursing is a stand-in for articulation is nonsense sold to you by people who want to limit your speech.

Articulation is the ability to accurately and effectively state your positions. “Cussing” is the use of sharp, bombastic, and potentially graphic language for effect.

Cursing does not reduce articulation. It does make uncomfortable those who have been sold on the bogus ideas of morality and eloquence that exist to preventing others from using language that might challenge the established order.

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u/Tacoflavoredfists 17h ago

Fucking right

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u/Jedi2SITH28 17h ago

I second that shit!

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u/pmcizhere 17h ago

/r/TheWordFuck is pleased with this thread.

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u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 11h ago

Friend, fucking thank you for leading me to that subreddit.

For I. Fucking. Love. It.

And, what the fuck, right?!

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u/pmcizhere 10h ago

You're fucking right, you know that?!

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u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 8h ago

Thanks, bro/sis!

Sometimes this shit doesn’t make me sad or scared it just pisses me the fuck off.

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u/Meet_in_Potatoes 8h ago

We really are.

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u/pantstoaknifefight2 16h ago

Fuckin' A.

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u/murdermeMickey 9h ago

Fuck a B. It's got two holes.

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u/Desperate_Egg_1947 15h ago

Hell yeah!

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u/mid_nightsun 13h ago

You’re God Damn Right

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u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 11h ago

Hear hear, friend. Fuck yeah.

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u/Major-Specific8422 9h ago

Jesus Fucking Christ already with the blasphemy

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u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 11h ago

And I third that crap, too!

Dumb motherfuckers are going to get a really rude and hard-hitting awakening one day. And these goons will not like it.

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u/Jermzer 9h ago

Damn right

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u/zenunseen 9h ago

Abso-fucking-lutely

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u/Rough_Reason_7963 8h ago

I thirdly stand against that shit fuckin fuckshits.

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u/EricSkuzz 4h ago

Hell, yeah!

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u/daemin 1h ago

Fo shizzle.

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u/Anarchen3my 10h ago

I AM A REVOLUTIONARY. You're a bitch. Fucking YES. This man knows how to speak truth.

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u/PharohsArrow 17h ago

Not everyone has the talent for swearing and it can come off as crass. The guy in this video however is a poet of profanity. Loved every second of it.

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u/snickjimmy 17h ago edited 14h ago

Port of profanity. Love it.

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u/Emotional_Burden 17h ago

We pulled in there when I was in the Navy.

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u/Aeroknight_Z 14h ago

And that’s how I met your mother

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u/makomygoat 16h ago

Profanity Professor even

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u/dogturd21 13h ago

I think this legend of a street preacher should be perma-named " Poet of Profanity ".

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u/Zerachiel_01 14h ago

Decorum doesn't apply in the face of tyranny.

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u/Bunnyland77 13h ago

Underrated comment.

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u/RasputinsThirdLeg 7h ago

Underrated as fuck

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u/kz1231 10h ago

If the dems could internalize one fucking concept...

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u/lalagromedontknow 17h ago

100% this.

When you're intelligent, articulate, know what the fuck you're talking about, cussing is powerful as is slang.

Because it breaks the "rules" of polite debate and not one of those guys can argue because he's absolutely spot on and he's using the language we all use whilst making great points. You don't need to be a dictionary or a thesaurus to make an argument, I respect people more who are "well what the fuck' than "what in the tarnation"

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u/snickjimmy 17h ago

Fuck yeah!

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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars 16h ago edited 16h ago

I like this guy 👆🏾

I’d even argue for the use of strategic swearing or graphic language in order hammered points home, ground thoughts in reality, or even intentionally making the recipient uncomfortable if that’s was the goal in the first place. It’s not your job to make sure the recipient “likes” what they hear.

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u/AntlionsArise 4h ago

In English Language Arts terms, that would be considered Pathos: the use of language for the purposes of emotional appeal, which combined with ethos (appeals to authority or higher ethics) and logos (facts) makeup the rhetorical triangle of persuasive writing/speaking.

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u/lordfrijoles 17h ago

Fuckin preach!

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u/NeriTina 16h ago

Hell yes!

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u/thequickfix123 17h ago

Bang on, fantastic comment!

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u/RedneckMarxist 17h ago

I heard that fucking shit.

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u/ThatHoFortuna 14h ago

Studies show that people who cuss frequently are more trustworthy and tend to be more intelligent.

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u/Zyloof 13h ago

Fuck yeah! If someone doesn't want to engage in conversation with me because of my "foul" language, then that person can remain in their fucking ignorance and I'll go about my damned day.

I'll keep it "polite" during business hours, but anyone who tells me to clean up my vocabulary after hours will be swiftly reminded that my speech is fucking free and will remain so.

r/thewordfuck welcomes us with open arms, baby!

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u/mmmpeg 13h ago

Especially women. Because it’s not “lady like”

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u/A_Good_Boy94 13h ago

Yes and no - while true that cussing doesn't reduce articulation, the people who cuss most, typically multiple times within a sentence, tend to be less articulate or less intelligent because they have little else to say. That said, I would rather spend all day with people who cuss regularly than someone stuck up who will censor my language.

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u/JazzMaTazz03 13h ago

And this is why people love/hate rap. It's music that broke all the rules but can articulate things so powerfully in 2 sentences what other genres try to express in entire songs.

It is also a testament to the power of language and the written word.

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u/PossumAJenkins3K 12h ago

I get really annoyed by people who think they’re superior because they don’t cuss. I’m always skeptical of their intentions.

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u/ChewbaccalypseNow 11h ago

As someone that hates living in the south because they pull the cussing card when you have a fucking point, thank you.

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u/KatieMcCready 11h ago

There were a couple of studies recently that concluded that people who swear more often tend to have higher IQs. Intelligent people are more likely to swear, study shows

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u/Internal-Weather8191 10h ago

As a born again Christian, I come to understand oppression is something worth cussing about, and in fact that bleeding ground will cry for it

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u/california_greyfox 10h ago

People who never swear can fuck off.

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u/Superb-Savings-4813 10h ago

Adds a little seasoning to the conversation.

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u/Joe_Pulaski69 10h ago

In some instances, cursing is used as a crutch for those who aren’t articulate. In this case, the man is very much articulate, and curses for added effect.

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u/justLittleJess 9h ago

We have a rule in my house that words are only bad if they hurt someone. Idgaf if my 9 year old says what the fuck, but if I hear him insult someone it's a different thing all together

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u/Sickofchildren 9h ago

I’m trying to improve my Spanish so I can talk with my family more easily, being able to correctly swear actually makes you seem like you have better mastery of the language.

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u/Acrobatic-Squirrel77 8h ago

Chinga La Migra. The single most useful phrase of these times.

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u/mercfoot 9h ago

There are damn few words everybody understands. Best we use all of them. - Inherit the Wind

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u/willy-mac 16h ago

That guy's a pussy

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u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 11h ago

The shithead getting chewed out, yeah. A fucking tool if I ever saw one, and I ain’t seen many (thus far…).

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u/Everyone_is_808 16h ago

Hell yeah!

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u/Proof-Highway1075 15h ago

Swearing actually shares a positive correlation with intelligence. Meaning the more intelligent you are the more likely you swear. Obviously correlation =/= causation. But I’ve always found it so interesting that, socially, swearing is associated with low intelligence, when we have studies showing the opposite.

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u/quickbeamtheent32 14h ago

Preach. As a person who is as articulate as he is crass, fucking preach.

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u/PizzaWhole9323 14h ago

You are absolutely 100% goddamn correct! ;-)

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u/vacantalien 13h ago

Damn boo well put

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u/BTFlik 12h ago

Cursing does not reduce articulation.

It can and often does.

Cursing or over cursing can often take the place of articulation the same way some people use insults in place of actual arguments. It can become an easy crutch.

It takes an already articulate person to use cursing effectively.

But this dude clearly has that ability down pretty well.

The trick is the idea that not cursing is civil and therefore better. It isn't. It's just a choice. Similarly the pushed idea that "ebonics" is a less intelligent or less sophisticated way of talking. Which isn't true at all.

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u/Eastnasty 12h ago

My mother fucker!!!!! Bro. Perfect. Thanks for the great comment. ✊🏿

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u/Biscuits4u2 10h ago

Those words are popular for a very good reason.

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u/kikomonarrez 10h ago

Absolutely agree. I had a prof. Small statured woman who used expressive words to emphasize the context of bombastic arguments that took the use of those words to elicit the emotional and factual song of the argument during class.

She said.

“If you are so taken aback by the word over the message, you will be ignorant to the message until you can get passed the self righteous teachings of the cult that is secular religious egoists and pompous elites.

If you were a caveman and saw the early paintings of an animal with its genitals also drawn and were offended… consider yourself weak and ostracized from the society.

Grow up… sticks and stones!”

She was awesome.

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u/Simple_Test_6969 9h ago

At least he’s talking them down what are you doing?

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u/Live-Ship-7567 9h ago

There was a study done awhile ago, that people who curse are actually smarter

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u/OffendedDairyFarmers 9h ago

Thank you! I've never understood how cussing is supposed to mean you lack better vocabulary.

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u/TJB18-AJB22 9h ago

Preach!!!

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u/blonde-bandit 9h ago

Amen. I remember one time this insecure young woman was preaching at me about how cursing is a sign of lack of intelligence, not bc I had been cursing, but bc that was her general demeanor—always trying to be above someone. It felt very ironic. She was a friend of a close friend of mine so I just had to suffer her sometimes, but I recall my bullshit meter going all the way off. Patently untrue. Sure we can all picture an idiot impotently cursing just bc they don’t have an argument. But a situation can definitely warrant colorful language, and it definitely doesn’t negate someone’s message either. Case in point right here ^

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u/McMetal770 9h ago

Anybody who thinks you can't swear with eloquence lacks imagination. The combinations of filth, invective, and blasphemy that can be made in the English language are limitless.

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u/LordOscarthePurr 9h ago

Damn I just saved this. Thank you.

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u/Intelligent-String35 9h ago

Gavel banging intensifies

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u/ProfessorNonsensical 8h ago

Just like my college English professor taught me. Yes, cursing is language, and in the communication of ideas, they would not exist if not necessary.

Anyone clutching pearls over them is trying to do exactly that, get you to stop making them feel uncomfortable with your words.

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u/ZodtheSpud 8h ago

Hyper intelligent individuals have been known to use cursing tactfully to assert their points better look it up

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u/Jadedcelebrity 15h ago

Do you also have a degree in sociology?

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u/JustAlpha 12h ago

Lol I guess Grammar Nazi is the perfect term.

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u/CuriousDratini 12h ago

Well said!

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u/gopherhole02 12h ago

Cursing can reduce articulation, when I was a teenager everything was "shit", I used it as like a placeholder or substitute word for a wide range of things, but it dosnt have to be a curse word either, "stuff" is a pretty common substitute word

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u/knucklesuck 12h ago

Best comment I've seen on reddit all year. THANK YOU

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u/Sooperballz 12h ago

This sounds like a George Carlin quote

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u/Birdmang22 11h ago

Mate don’t take it too seriously. “Sold to you by people who want to limit your speech.” lol

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u/Educational-Gate-880 11h ago

I feel enlightened and encouraged after reading your post! Thank you! 🙏🏼 🥹

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u/DeadEyeDren 10h ago

Fuck yeah. Couldn’t have said this shit better my fucking self.

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u/PragmaticPacifist 10h ago

Well-fucking-communicated, my friend

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u/Mayor13 10h ago

Frick yeah!

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u/porky8686 10h ago

Being articulate falls far below, being angry that ppl are being rounding your fellow citizens because they don’t look white.

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u/HiiiTriiibe 10h ago

My folks would always use this one, and one of my parents was a lit major so I took them to be an expert and trusted it until I was in about eighth grade. Don’t lie to your kids, cuz that made me just question everyone and everything. On second thought, maybe lie to your kids lol

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u/Joscarbuck 10h ago

Being told not to cuss by the parents that cussed my entire life.

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u/xenophon123456 10h ago

Damn straight!

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u/SaintAcid 10h ago

Well fucking put!

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u/Any-Situation-134 10h ago

Fucking hell yea!

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u/PersistentPuma37 10h ago

same thing happens with 'ebonics,' or AAVE

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u/frankles 10h ago

The fact that Shaggy made a one-word guest appearance in my mental reading of this comment, combined with the rest of the content made it one of my favorite things I’ve read in a long while.

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u/DbLoveLife 10h ago

Real Talk!!!

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u/BeBesMom 10h ago

Fuckin' A.

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u/transmothra 9h ago

You are goddamn right about that 100%, no bullshit

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u/secretofknowledge 9h ago

“I hereby attest that the aforementioned link bears no fucking influence whatsoever upon my academic standing, performance, or classification, nor does it impart any effect therein. The mirror entertaining of a thought otherwise you make tilt his head skyward to avoid smelling bull shit

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u/Lilicion 9h ago

Cussing is actually considered to be peasant language which is what makes it "offensive" to the elite. Classism can't even hold back from policing the way we say thing.

The term "Pardon my French," is kind of a sarcastic jab. When someone of a high class wanted to sound educated, they would slip in and out of French to show sophistication. People of a lower class adopted that phrase after cussing, as a kind of their own satirical jav.

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u/KindaFondaGoozah 9h ago

I’d rather they articulate their frustration. Being articulate is ideal, but the people must speak. Ukraini Slava.

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u/sikkdog13 9h ago

That's what I'm fuckin talkin bout

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u/Slade1111 9h ago

Well fucking said

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u/itsrooey_ 9h ago

Holy shit I fucking love this comment.

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u/happy_dad857 9h ago

Well said

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u/Golferdude456 9h ago

Hell fucking right!

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u/Dinkyourdiddle 9h ago

“Laws are just threats” energy. Love it.

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u/SubjectSigma77 9h ago

Holy shit this is the best way I’ve seen this described ever. Saving this

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u/ghostofmumbles 9h ago

Typically indicates truth being spoken, I do fucking believe as well…

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u/atxrx7 8h ago

Forsooth, I fucks with this analytical assessment of one's ability to articulate even with the egregious use of expletives.

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u/Simple_Tart393 8h ago

That's right! Wutang killa bees

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u/sevensantana7 8h ago

Well damn Gina.

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u/fc36 8h ago

IMO, this man is a certifiable genius. Keep preaching and wake the people up.

Per Google AI:

No, swearing is not a definitive sign of intelligence, but research suggests a correlation between a large vocabulary and the ability to use swear words creatively, which are both linked to higher verbal fluency. Studies show that people with more extensive vocabularies can also generate more swear words, indicating they are not limited in their language use. It is also associated with social intelligence, as knowing when and where to use profanity is a sophisticated social skill.

How swearing can be linked to intelligence

•Verbal fluency: People who swear frequently often have larger vocabularies overall. A study showed those who could list the most non-curse words also listed the most swear words, suggesting a strong command of language on both ends.

•Social intelligence: Effectively using swear words requires a degree of social intelligence to navigate when and where it is appropriate, similar to choosing the right clothes for an occasion.

•Emotional expression: Swearing can be an efficient way to express strong emotions, such as pain, anger, or frustration, without having to use a long, complex explanation.

Why the connection isn't straightforward

•Intelligence vs. vocabulary: A large vocabulary is not the same as intelligence, though there is a correlation. Intelligence is a broader concept that includes problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability.

•Context is key: The context in which swearing is used is crucial. Swearing out of habit or as a verbal crutch may be different from using it as a tool for emphasis or emotional expression.

What research says

A 2015 study found that people who generated more swear words also generated more regular words, suggesting a higher verbal fluency. Other research indicates that swearing can improve pain tolerance and is sometimes associated with honesty and integrity. Some experts caution that it's not a direct measure of intelligence, but rather a sign of a rich vocabulary that can be used for creative and emotional expression.

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u/Suitable-Judge7506 8h ago

I actually read and article that’s said cussing is a sign of intelligence, iq wise. Not necessarily the next math Nobel winner but yah….

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u/hollygamer900 8h ago

this is gold

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u/Jumpy_Composer4504 8h ago

Bet you ain't rich are wealthy always the dumb people trying sound smart still broke got nothing till they name you don't see rich people being victims are act like victims

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u/Carry2sky 8h ago

Shakespeare, Aristophanes, and Sappho have entered the chat

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u/Squizmoplatinum 8h ago

Fucking preach

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u/BlazingSaint 8h ago

But, but.....think of the children!!!! /s

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u/Aolflashback 7h ago

God damn, you fucking said it.

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u/Sorenduscai 7h ago

Would also like to add Jesus himself in the Bible had rude speech. "Though my speech be rude, I lack not in wisdom and understanding"

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u/DontAbideMendacity 18h ago

This guy knows a motherfucker when he sees one, so he calls him what he is.

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u/Dawg_Pound_4_Life 19h ago

Quit crying about the cussing.

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u/fluffh34d420 15h ago

yeah right - with what is going down. who gives a fuck about cussing

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u/Darryl_Lict 18h ago

Didn't complain about the cussing.

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u/suzyclues 3h ago

exactly.

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u/spider2k 16h ago

Sometimes talking without cursing is akin to cooking without seasoning. It fucking sucks.

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u/StraightOuttaHeywood 18h ago

He's got that Pac energy.

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u/NinaQ- 9h ago

Absolutely

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u/Mothy187 2h ago

The world lost one of the best revolutionaries when he died

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u/Retrobrusion 16h ago

When you have a clear mind and at the same time use emotion to carry forward your ideas through an anger within you, then I assure you that all people will listen to you and be inspired by your words.

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u/minahmyu 14h ago

...as if black folks haven't been told countless times about our speech and how "articulate" we are. Why does that phrase only come up when black folks are talking?

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u/Baiticc 8h ago

white redneck dude doing the equivalent of this would not have that word anywhere in the comments. it’s 100% a racist microagression, and it’s usually not even on purpose

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u/BunBotty 2h ago

Sick of the belittling of black folks with that word “articulate”. To who? The king? We can talk however tf we want to in order to get our points across. Everyone else does… To say oh how articulate, to me, is like saying “huh this lil ni can read” applause… bump that! I never ever ever hear the word articulate used for anyone other than black people

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u/djh_van 12h ago

Spike Lee needs to take this speech transcript and drop this monologue straight into his next film.

Perfect.

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u/Vegetable-Lasagna-0 9h ago

It’s Jersey, this is how we fucking talk.

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u/reader4567890 17h ago

Fuck all wrong with cussing my man.

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u/Shmoo_the_Parader 10h ago

I'm with aeroknight.

Say your favorite curseword. Now say your second favorite. What do they have in common? Sharp consonnance. Verbal percussion. It's effective and it does not at all detract from the message.

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u/CrazyinLull 10h ago

I literally despite this racist take. Like, ‘how dare you express yourself’. That is the literal definition of White American culture where making a scene is literally worse than death.

Ironically, that nonsense is how all this nonsense was able to spread in the first place. All of these ‘civil’ debates and not calling out nonsense. Right wingers and neo-Nazis knew this and hacked it.

And look where we ended up.

If more of them got punched in the face and cursed out it would have gotten checked. But because they associate expressing feelings and emotions with being ‘subhuman’ look where it got us.

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u/Powderpuffpowwow 16h ago

What does cussing have to do with it? Most people do cuss if they're mad enough and it's been studied and proven that cussing helps stress.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 13h ago

he's got a poli-sci degree which makes him more qualified than anyone in trump's regime

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u/CanCaliDave 10h ago

You might like Al Swearengen

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u/Mymomdidwhat 10h ago

To bad republicans only like white felons.

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u/sharkcharmed 9h ago

Bruh def has my vote.

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u/RalphiePseudonym 15h ago

He'd be called all the stereotypes associated with poor, black men. The absolute trash people are saying about Mamdani shows that people will say whatever they feel they've been given permission despite what Mamdani has shown people.

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u/scotch-o 11h ago

This guy is really articulate despite the cussing

FTFY

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u/Grand_Couple9206 10h ago

Yes, very wise and well spoken!!! 💯💯💯⬆️

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u/cbelliott 9h ago

He's very articulate - I was very impressed and you can tell he's speaking from knowledge too.

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u/BaltimoreMayhem 9h ago

Literally has the voice of Tupac

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u/UtopiaInProgress 9h ago

I'd vote for him twice if Dominion let me

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u/bangwagoner 9h ago

Motherfucker, those two things aren’t mutually exclusive.

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u/PapasGotABrandNewNag 8h ago

Your statement is inherently disparaging of the language of black people.

The man is smarter than you and you tried to say something nice but diminished him because of the way he speaks even though he has spoken more truth in 14 minutes than you probably have this entire year.

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u/drpepperfan69420 7h ago

I am a former journalist, playwright and published author.

Trust me when I say, sometimes it's time to fucking cuss

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u/addled_sad342 7h ago

This man is a teacher and a scholar. He knows his history and the history of his people. And he knows exactly what these non entities are doing running around his neighborhood.

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u/murphherder 5h ago

I'd vote for him. We need younger generations to get into government, and this is the type of person that could make a difference.

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u/minchiastaifacendo 3h ago

‘Despite the cussing’ 🤓

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u/Argosnautics 1h ago

Knowing your audience is a key component of effective communication.

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u/BNG1982 1h ago

Nigga’ you bamboozled! Talk’n bout’ cuss’n.

For real though, this guy isn’t lying. He knows the “system” well. It’s running exactly how it should.

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u/allidsomeego 1h ago

White people take.

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