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Podcast: Standard Issue Podcast
Episode: SIM Ep 923 Chops 281: Rebecca Roache is not fucking offended
Description: From the lowly F-bomb, all the way over to the spam-faced jizz clown end of the spectrum, we’re big fans of a swear here on Standard Issue. But why is swearing considered offensive when the words don’t really mean anything offensive? Dr Rebecca Roache, philosopher and senior lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, was keen to get to the bottom of this topic, which she examines in her book, For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude and Fun.In this week's Chops, she joins Jen to chat about swearing i...