How to Curse Like a F*cking Lady
Unladylike
Unladylike Media
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2019
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Why is cursing still considered so effing unladylike, and how does swearing affect how women are heard? Caroline and Cristen decode the unspoken gender rules in our taboo talk with Australian linguist Kate Burridge who knows pretty much everything you’d ever wanna know about allegedly ‘filthy’ language. Then, Egyptian-American feminist author Mona Eltahawy flexes the patriarchy-smashing power of profanity.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all, we've got a seriously exciting announcement to tell you before today's show. |
| 0:09.6 | Starting tomorrow, we're releasing a very special series of episodes in Stitcher Premium. |
| 0:15.6 | Every week, for the next 12 weeks, we're going to bring you a pep talk. |
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| 1:04.2 | When we condemn women for using profanity, we are absolutely intentionally ignoring |
| 1:11.1 | the violence and the profanity that patriarchy subjects women and girls to, |
| 1:16.7 | and instead we are punching down by insisting that we focus on the words and the profanity |
| 1:22.6 | that comes from those most affected by patriarchy. |
| 1:28.2 | My lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my |
| 1:38.5 | lady, my lady, my lady, my lady, my lady. |
| 1:40.3 | I have fun with that. |
| 1:41.3 | Hey y'all, and welcome to UnLadylake where we find out what happens when women break |
| 1:46.6 | the rules. |
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